reload-type
Configure a switch to reload as a DHCP client in BMP mode with all ports configured for Layer 3 traffic or
in Normal mode.
Syntax
reload-type [bmp | normal—reload {[auto—save {enable |
disable}] | [config-scr-download {enable | disable}] | [dhcp-
timeout
minutes
]| retry-count
number
| vendor-class-identifier
description
]
Use the
disable bmp
command to stop the BMP process.
Parameters
bmp
(Default) Enable the BMP reload type. The system acts as a
DHCP client and downloads the Dell Networking OS image,
configuration and boot files from a specified DHCP server.
normal-reload
Enable the normal reload type and disable BMP reload type.
The system retrieves the Dell Networking OS image and
startup-configuration files from the flash after performing a
reload.
auto-save
Configure the auto save option to save the downloaded
configuration or script file. They are not saved by default.
When auto save is configured, downloaded configurations
are automatically saved to the startup configuration. Auto
saving the downloaded configurations also requires enabling
the
config-scr-download
parameter. Downloaded scripts
are automatically saved to the autoexec script.
config-scr-
download
{enable}
(Optional.) Configure whether the configuration file must be
downloaded from the DHCP/file servers (enable).
config-
download
{disable}
(Optional.) Configure if the downloaded file will not be
downloaded from the DHCP/file servers.
dhcp-timeout
minutes
(Optional) Configure the DHCP timeout (in minutes) after
which the BMP reload stops. The range is from 0 to 50. If a
range of 0 is entered, the timeout is 0 (no limit). The default
is
disabled
.
NOTE:
Dell Networking recommends setting the value to 2 or
higher.
retry-count
number
Configure the number of times to retry loading the Dell
Networking OS image and configuration download. The retry
limit is 0–6. If the retry limit is 0, no retry is performed. The
default is 0.
vendor-class-
identifier
description
(Optional) Enter a brief description for DHCP Option 60.
Maximum is 64 characters long.
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PMUX Mode of the MXL 10/40GbE Switch I/O Module