Nortel Networks 5399 User Manual
Nortel Networks 5399 Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 3
ROM Monitor Commands
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Default or current values for parameters are displayed in brackets. For
example:
example:
Enter broadcast address [132.245.6.255]:
At the prompt, enter a different value, or press
to leave the displayed
value unchanged.
You can use unique abbreviations for all ROM Monitor commands except
erase. For example, enter boot as bo, and enter net as n. If you enter an
abbreviation that is not unique, an error message describing the command
as ambiguous is displayed on the service port terminal.
erase. For example, enter boot as bo, and enter net as n. If you enter an
abbreviation that is not unique, an error message describing the command
as ambiguous is displayed on the service port terminal.
Command Descriptions
lists the ROM Monitor commands; the following subsections
describe them.
Table 3-1. ROM Monitor Commands
(continued on next page)
Return
Command
Description
Use
addr [-d]
Displays and sets
EEPROM values
relevant to IP network
addressing, including
the unit’s IP address.
EEPROM values
relevant to IP network
addressing, including
the unit’s IP address.
Changing IP configuration
parameters.
parameters.
boot [-v] [<file>]
Manually boots and
loads the unit’s
operating code.
loads the unit’s
operating code.
Changing the address of
the boot image.
the boot image.
boot [-l] [<file>]
Erases the existing
Flash memory and
copies a new image to
Flash memory.
Flash memory and
copies a new image to
Flash memory.
Upgrading or replacing the
Flash image.
Flash image.