Boot Manual - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands

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Use the boot manual global configuration command to enable starting the Catalyst 2950 Long-Reach
Ethernet (LRE) switch manually during the next power on cycle. Use the no form of this command to
return to the default setting.
This command is available only on Catalyst 2950 LRE switches.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults During the next power on cycle, you cannot manually start an LRE switch.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines The next time you restart the system, the switch is in boot loader mode, which is shown by the
prompt. To power on the system, use the boot boot loader command, and specify the name of the
bootable image.
This command changes the setting of the MANUAL_BOOT environment variable. For more
information, see
Related Commands Command
show boot
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Modification
This command was introduced.
Appendix B, "Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands."
Description
Displays the settings of the boot environment variables.
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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