Modifying The Boot Configuration; Setting The Boot Method From The Configuration Register - Cisco 4700M Administration Manual

Chapter 1 Setting Up the ACE
Command
Step 5
Ctrl-z
Example:
host1/Admin(config-line)# ctrl-z
host1/Admin#
vty_name
Step 6
clear line
Example:
host1/Admin# clear line vty vty1

Modifying the Boot Configuration

This section describes how control the way in which the ACE performs its boot process. You can instruct
the ACE to automatically boot the system image identified in the BOOT environment variable or you can
manually identify the system boot image to use. In addition, you can choose to have the ACE load the
startup-configuration file or ignore the startup-configuration file upon reboot.
This section describes how to modify the boot configuration of the ACE and contains the following
topics:
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Setting the Boot Method from the Configuration Register

This section describes how to modify the boot method that the ACE uses at the next startup by setting the boot
field in the software configuration register. The configuration register identifies how the ACE should boot,
automatically or manually.
Restrictions
The config-register command used to change the configuration register settings affects only the
configuration register bits that control the boot field and leaves the remaining bits unaltered.
Detailed Steps
Command
Step 1
config
Example:
host1/Admin# config
host1/Admin(config)#
OL-20823-01
Setting the Boot Method from the Configuration Register
Setting the BOOT Environment Variable
Configuring the ACE to Bypass the Startup Configuration File During the Boot Process
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Purpose
(Optional) Returns to the Exec mode prompt.
(Optional) Closes a specified vty session.
The vty_name argument specifies the name of the VTY session.
Enter a maximum of 64 characters for the name of the virtual
terminal.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
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