Chapter 2 Specifying the CSS Boot Configuration
Boot Setup Quick Start
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Boot Setup Quick Start
Table 2-1 provides a quick overview of the steps required to configure the CSS to
boot from a primary boot file and from a secondary boot file. Each step includes
the CLI command required to complete the task. For a complete description of
each feature and all the options associated with the CLI command, see the
sections following Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Boot Setup Quick Start
Task and Command Example
1. Create a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) record file to use when accessing an
FTP server from the CSS. This step is optional.
# ftp-record arrowrecord 192.168.19.21 bobo “secret” /outgoing
Note Refer to Chapter 1, Managing the CSS Software, for details on creating
an FTP record.
2. Access boot mode.
(config)# boot
3. Specify the primary boot configuration.
(config-boot)# primary boot-file ap0720002
(config-boot)# primary boot-type boot-via-ftp arrowrecord
4. Specify the secondary boot configuration.
(config-boot)# secondary boot-file ap0720001
(config-boot)# secondary boot-type boot-via-disk
5. Exit from boot mode.
(config-boot)# exit
6. Save your configuration changes to the startup-config file (recommended).
If you do not save the running configuration, all configuration changes are
lost upon reboot.
(config)# copy running-config startup-config