Dell Force10 E1200i Installing and Maintaining the E1200i System - Page 55

Booting from the BOOT_USER Prompt, BOOT_USER

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• The green (online) LEDs for the fan trays, Power Supplies, RPMs, SFMs, and line cards should be lit and remain lit as long as the system is receiving power and is operational. • The fans should be operating. • The green (online) fan tray, power module, RPM, SFM, and line card LEDs should be lit and remain lit as long as the system is receiving power and is operational. When you supply power to the E1200 system, the system performs a series of power-on self tests. RPM, line card, and SFM LEDs blink as the diagnostic programs run. No user interaction is required at this point. Observe the process on your console monitor. When the boot process is complete, the card LEDs remain online (green) and the console monitor displays the Command Line Interface (CLI) prompt. NOTE: Do not press any keys or control sequences at any time during the boot process. Doing so may cause the boot process to terminate. Refer to the FTOS Configuration Guide, on the technical publications CD-ROM, for initial configuration procedures and configuration instructions. Booting from the BOOT_USER Prompt The initial boot operation automatically brings up the system to the runtime CLI. To interrupt the automatic boot process, issue a break key sequence (CNTL^). The console monitor will display the default BOOT_USER # prompt. Refer to Appendix B, System Boot, on page 69 for instructions to continue the boot process. Powering Up | 55

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The green (online) LEDs for the fan trays, Power Supplies, RPMs, SFMs, and line cards should be lit
and remain lit as long as the system is receiving power and is operational.
The fans should be operating.
The green (online) fan tray, power module, RPM, SFM, and line card LEDs should be lit and remain lit
as long as the system is receiving power and is operational.
When you supply power to the E1200 system, the system performs a series of power-on self tests. RPM,
line card, and SFM LEDs blink as the diagnostic programs run. No user interaction is required at this
point. Observe the process on your console monitor. When the boot process is complete, the card LEDs
remain online (green) and the console monitor displays the Command Line Interface (CLI) prompt.
NOTE:
Do not press any keys or control sequences at any time during the boot process. Doing so may cause
the boot process to terminate.
Refer to the <ItalicText>FTOS Configuration Guide, on the technical publications CD-ROM, for initial
configuration procedures and configuration instructions.
Booting from the BOOT_USER Prompt
The initial boot operation automatically brings up the system to the runtime CLI. To interrupt the
automatic boot process, issue a break key sequence (CNTL^). The console monitor will display the
default
BOOT_USER #
prompt. Refer to
Appendix
B, System Boot, on page 69
for instructions to
continue the boot process.