Dell PowerConnect B-RX BigIron RX Installation Guide - Page 135
Managing the interface modules, Configuring interface module boot parameters
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Managing the interface modules 5 To display the system log, enter the following command at any CLI level: BigIron RX# show log Syntax: show log Managing the interface modules This section contains the following information: • Configuring interface module boot parameters • Changing the priority of chassis slots for interface modules • Disabling and reenabling power to the interface modules Configuring interface module boot parameters The Ethernet interface module has its own system software and boots after the management module boots. By default, the following boot-related events occur: • The BigIron RX Series system synchronizes or prompts you to synchronize the interface modules' IronWare images between the management module and the interface modules. • The interface modules boot from a source specified by the management module (the default source is a primary IronWare image in the interface modules' flash memory). If desired, you can change the following: • Disable the synchronization of IronWare images between the management and all interface modules. You can also initiate an immediate synchronization. • Change the boot source of one or all interface modules. Synchronizing the interface module's IronWare images between management and interface modules An interface module can have two IronWare images: primary and secondary. These images contain the layer 1 - 3 software that the interface modules run. These images reside in the interface module's flash memory. Either the primary or secondary image is run by the interface module from this location. If you copy the primary or secondary IronWare image to all interface modules using the copy command with the all keyword, the management module makes a copy of the file and stores it in its code flash under the names lp-primary-0 or lp-secondary-0. The images are stored in this location only and are not run by the management module or the interface modules. If you copy the primary or secondary IronWare image to a specified chassis slot using the copy command with the parameter, the management module does not make a copy of the file. If the management module has a copy of the primary or secondary IronWare image in its code flash, by default, the BigIron RX Series system synchronizes or prompts you to synchronize the interface modules' IronWare images between the management module and the interface modules during bootup. When the BigIron RX Series system synchronizes the IronWare images, the management module copies the IronWare images from its code flash to the interface modules' code flash (the interface modules' default boot source). BigIron RX Installation Guide 123 53-1001811-01