Software Inventory
This section explains how to access information about the system image used for booting.
System image
You can display the name the system image currently booting on your system by using the following commands:
- show version
- bootparam (if you have Superuser privileges)
Image Filename Acme Packet 4500
The output from both commands includes the image filename. If that filename starts with either of the following, the system is booting from flash memory:
- For the Acme Packet 4500, you can use /boot.
- /tffs1/ (referring to /code)
For example, /tffs1/sd200b1.gz.
If the filename starts with /tftpboot/, the system is booting from an external device. For example, /tftpboot/sd200b1.gz.
Location
The output from both commands also includes a code that signals the system from where to boot. The code also signals the system about which file to use in the booting process. This sequence always starts with 0x (these flags are hexadecimal). For example, 0x8.
bootparam
Display information about the system image being booted on your system by using the bootparam command. After you issue the bootparam command, you need to press Enter to scroll down the list of boot configuration parameters.
In the following example, the system image is identified as sd201b37.gz and the location from where the system should boot is identified by the flag’s value, 0x8.
For example:
ORACLE(configure)# bootparam
'.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; q = quit
boot device : wancom0
processor number : 0
host name : goose
file name : sd201b37.gz
inet on ethernet (e) : 172.30.55.127:ffff0000
inet on backplane (b) :
host inet (h) : 172.30.0.125
gateway inet (g) : 172.30.0.1
user (u) : vxftp
ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh) : vxftp
flags (f) : 0x8
target name (tn) : ACMEPACKET
startup script (s) :
other (o) :Note:
These changed parameters will not go into effect until reboot. Also, be aware that some boot parameters may also be changed through PHY and Network Interface Configurations.