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74 CHAPTER 8: REFERENCE FOR THE UPGRADE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES
Values
Options No available options.
Example For example, to backup the primary boot block as MyBackup01 using FTP, enter:
bcmbackup primary -ftp -name:MyBackup01 199.199.199.2
bcmconfig
Syntax bcmconfig <device>[:<slot>] [<boot_source>] [options]
Description The bcmconfig utility performs EEPROM configuration of the device and retrieves
or sets the following parameters for each boot source:
■ Path and name for load image
■ Path and name for configuration files
The bcmconfig utility does not alter the running state of the bridge/router or
switch. It only determines what happens the next time the bridge/router or switch
is rebooted. The utility also detects the following error and warning conditions:
■ Files/paths not present locally to the box or locally to this server.
■ Inconsistency with other configurations in other blocks (such as subnet masks).
Values
Options Where <boot source> is master, the [options] are:
both Default value, which backs up both the primary and
secondary boot sources.
primary Backs up the primary boot source.
secondary Backs up the secondary boot source.
<device> Indicates the IP address or hostname of the bridge/router.
<-ftp | -tftp> Specifies the file transfer protocol to be used in the backup
process.
<backname> Specifies the name to be given to the backup file of the
boot blocks.
<device> Indicates the name or IP address of the bridge/router.
<slot> Indicates the slot number of an I/O module. (Use options marked
with *.)
<boot_source> Designates type of boot source: master, primary, secondary, test,
dump, or all.
-st[artup (once
|
Attempts to boot once.
forever
|
Attempts to boot forever.
local) Forces boot from local media.