The Boot Management Menu; Recovering From A Failed Software Upgrade - Lenovo RackSwitch G8264 Application Manual

The Boot Management Menu

Recovering from a Failed Software Upgrade

1. Connect a PC to the serial port of the switch.
2. Open a terminal emulator program that supports XModem Download (for
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The Boot Management menu allows you to switch the software image, reset the
switch to factory defaults, or to recover from a failed software download.
You can interrupt the boot process and enter the Boot Management menu from the
serial console port. When the system displays Memory Test, press <Shift B>. The
Boot Management menu appears.
Resetting the System ...
Memory Test ................................
Boot Management Menu
I ­ Change booting image
C ­ Change configuration block
R ­ Boot in recovery mode (tftp and xmodem download of images to recover
switch)
Q ­ Reboot
E ­ Exit
Please choose your menu option:
Current boot image is 1. Enter image to boot: 1 or 2: 2
Booting from image 2
The Boot Management menu allows you to perform the following actions:
To change the booting image, press I and follow the screen prompts.
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 To change the configuration block, press C, and follow the screen prompts.
To perform a TFTP/XModem download, press R and follow the screen prompts.
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 To reboot the switch, press Q. The booting process restarts.
To exit the Boot Management menu, press E. The booting process continues.
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Use the following procedure to recover from a failed software upgrade.
example, HyperTerminal, CRT, PuTTY) and select the following serial port
characteristics:
 Speed:
 Data Bits:
 Stop Bits:
Parity:
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 Flow Control:
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9600 bps
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