Configuring The Ace To Autoboot The Software Image; Setting The Boot Variable; Configuring The Configuration Register To Autoboot The Boot Variable - Cisco 4700M Administration Manual

Performing Software Upgrades and Downgrades
What to Do Next
To set the boot variable and configure the ACE to autoboot this image, see the
Autoboot the Software Image"

Configuring the ACE to Autoboot the Software Image

This section describes how to configure the ACE to autoboot an image that you copy to it by setting the
boot variable and the configuration register. The boot variable specifies the image from which the ACE
boots at startup. The configuration variable can be set to autoboot the image defined by the boot variable.
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For detailed information on the boot variable and configuration register, see
ACE.

Setting the Boot Variable

This section describes how to set the boot variable. You can set up to two images so that if the first image
fails, the ACE tries the second image.
Restrictions
You must perform this task from the Admin context in configuration mode only.
Details
Command
Step 1
config
Example:
host1/Admin# config
host1/Admin#(config)#
Step 2
boot system image: image_name
Example:
host1/Admin(config)# boot system
image:c4710ace-mz.A3_1_0.bin
no boot system image: image_name
Example:
host1/Admin(config)# no boot system
image:c4710ace-mz.A3_1_0.bin

Configuring the Configuration Register to Autoboot the Boot Variable

This section describes how to configure the ACE to autoboot the system image identified in the boot
environment variable.
Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
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Setting the Boot Variable
Configuring the Configuration Register to Autoboot the Boot Variable
Displaying the Boot Variable and Configuration Register
Appendix A
section.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Sets the boot variable.
The image_name argument is the name of the
installed image.
(Optional) Unsets the previously configured boot
variable.
Upgrading or Downgrading Your ACE Software
"Configuring the ACE to
Chapter 1, Setting Up the
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