PurposeCommand or Action
The boot manual global command changes the
setting of the MANUAL_BOOT environment
variable.
Device# show boot
The next time you reboot the system, the switch
is in boot loader mode, shown by the switch:
prompt. To boot up the system, use the boot
filesystem:/file-url boot loader command.
• filesystem:—Uses flash: for the system
board flash device.
Switch: boot flash:
• For file-url—Specifies the path (directory)
and the name of the bootable image.
Filenames and directory names are
case-sensitive.
(Optional) Saves your entries in the
configuration file.
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
Step 5
Device# copy running-config
startup-config
Booting the Device in Installed Mode
Installing a Software Package
You can install, activate, and commit a software package using a single command or using separate commands.
This task shows how to use the install add file activate commit command for installing a software package.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode.enable
Step 1
Example:
• Enter your password if prompted.
Device> enable
Copies the software install package from a
remote location (via FTP, HTTP, HTTPs,
install add file tftp: filename [activate
commit]
Step 2
TFTP) to the device, performs a compatibility
Example:
check for the platform and image versions,
Device# install add file
tftp://172.16.0.1//tftpboot/folder1/
activates the software package, and makes the
package persistent across reloads.
cat9k_iosxe.16.06.01.SPA.bin activate
commit
• This command extracts the individual
components of the .bin file into
sub-packages and packages.conf file.
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Performing Device Setup Configuration
Booting the Device in Installed Mode