
Backing up and Restoring the System Image
12 Enterasys Xpedition User Reference Manual
Backing up and Restoring the System Image
When you boot up the system, the XP boots up the system image off the PC flash card.
The PC flash card contains the run-time image (as of 3.1, the PC flash can store up to two
images) and the startup configuration file.
It is recommended that a backup of the system image be stored on a central server in the
unlikely event that the system image becomes corrupted or deleted from the PC flash
card. Use the system set bootprom command in Configure mode to set parameters for the
XP to boot the system image remotely over a network.
If the XP boots up from the PC flash card and cannot find a valid image, it goes into boot
prom mode. If the en0 interface is configured and connected to a network, you can
download an image to the PC flash by using the system image add command in Enable
mode. If the en0 interface has not been configured, then you will need to configure it by
specifying the following: IP address and netmask of the XP, IP address of the TFTP server,
and IP address of the default gateway. Use the following command in boot mode:
Then, boot the XP by specifying the following command:
Alternatively, you can use the set boot source command:
Once the XP has booted from the TFTP server image through en0, you can add the new
image to the PC card by using the system image add command.
Additionally, you can use the following commands to display, add, and delete system
images:
system set bootprom netaddr <IPaddr> netmask <IP netmask> tftp-server <IPaddr> tftp-gateway
<IPaddr>
set net-addr <IP-address>
set netmask <netmask>
set boot-addr <tftp-server address>
set gateway <IP-address of default gateway>
boot <directory/filename of the image file to boot from>
set boot source <filename>
Copy a system software image to the XP.
system image add <IPaddr-or-
hostname><filename>[primary-cm][backup-
cm]
Select a system software image.
system image choose <filename> primary-
cm|backup-cm|none
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