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B Commands
boot
bport
bport-keepalive
B Commands
The commands in this chapter apply to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. All commands are shown here in alphabetical order regardless of command mode. See the "Command Modes" section to determine the appropriate mode for each command. For more information, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.
•boot
•bport
•bport-keepalive
boot
To perform operations on the system, use the boot command in configuration mode.
boot [kickstart | system] [bootflash: | slot0: | tftp:] [sup-1 | sup-2]
Syntax Description
kickstart
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Configures the kickstart image.
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system
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Configures the system image.
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bootflash:
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Specifies system image URI for bootflash.
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slot0:
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Specifies system image URI for slot 0.
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tftp:
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Specifies system image URI for TFTP.
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sup-1
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The upper supervisor.
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sup-2
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The lower supervisor.
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Defaults
None.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History
This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.0(2).
Usage Guidelines
The boot kickstart slot0:image command is currently not allowed. For kickstart, only bootflash: is allowed.
Examples
The following example adds the new system image file to the SYSTEM environment variable.
switch(config)# boot system bootflash:system.img
The following example boots from the CompactFlash device (slot0:).
switch(config)# boot system slot0:system.img
The switch updates the SYSTEM environment variable to reflect the new image file in the specified Flash device.
The following example overwrites the old Kickstart environment variable in the configuration file:
switch(config)# boot kickstart kickstart.img
bport
To configure a B port FCIP interface, use the bport option. To disable a bport FCIP interface, use the no form of the option.
bport
no bport
Syntax Description
bport
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Sets the B port mode.
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Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Configuration mode
Command History
This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1).
Usage Guidelines
Access this command from the switch(config-if)# submode.
Examples
switch(config)# interface fcip 1
Related Commandss
Command
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Description
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show interface fcip
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Displays an interface configuration for a specified FCIP interface.
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bport-keepalive
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Configures B port keepalive responses.
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bport-keepalive
To configure keepalive responses for B port FCIP interfaces, use the bport-keepalive option. To disable bport-keepalive for an FCIP interface, use the no form of the option.
bport-keepalive
no bport-keepalive
Syntax Description
bport-keepalive
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Configures the keepalive responses for the B port FCIP interface.
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Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Configuration mode
Command History
This command was introduced in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1).
Usage Guidelines
Access this command from the switch(config-if)# submode.
Examples
switch(config)# interface fcip 1
switch(config-if)# bport-keepalives
Related Commandss
Command
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Description
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show interface fcip
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Displays an interface configuration for a specified FCIP interface.
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bport
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Configure a B port FCIP interface.
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