Using the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu

To access the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu, press Ctrl+B within three seconds after the "Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU..." prompt message appears. If you fail to do this, the system starts decompressing the Comware software.

System is starting...                                                           
Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE MENU...                                   
Press Ctrl+T to start memory test                                               
Booting Normal Extended BootWare                                                
The Extended BootWare is self-decompressing........Done.                        

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*                    HPE Routers BootWare, Version 2.05                    *
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Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP.

Compiled Date       : Jan 18 2016
CPU Type            : P2020
CPU L1 Cache        : 32KB
CPU Clock Speed     : 1000MHz
Memory Type         : DDR3 SDRAM
Memory Size         : 2048MB
Memory Speed        : 800MHz
BootWare Size       : 1024KB
Flash Size          : 8MB
NVRAM Size          : 128KB
BASIC CPLD Version  : 3.0
EXTENDED CPLD Version: 2.0
PCB Version         : Ver.B
                                                                                
BootWare Validating...                                                          
Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU...

The following is the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu:

Password recovery capability is enabled.                                        
Note: The current operating device is flash                                     
Enter < Storage Device Operation > to select device.                            
                                                                                
==========================<EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU>==========================    
|<1> Boot System                                                           |    
|<2> Enter Serial SubMenu                                                  |    
|<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu                                                |    
|<4> File Control                                                          |    
|<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration                              |    
|<6> Skip Current System Configuration                                     |    
|<7> BootWare Operation Menu                                               |    
|<8> Skip Authentication for Console Login                                 |    
|<9> Storage Device Operation                                              |    
|<0> Reboot                                                                |    
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Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU                                          
Ctrl+F: Format File System                                                      
Ctrl+C: Display Copyright
Enter your choice(0-9):

Table 20: EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu options

Option	Task	Reference
<1> Boot System	Run the Comware software without rebooting the device. Choose this option after completing operations in the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu.	Running the Comware software
<2> Enter Serial SubMenu	Download files with XMODEM and upgrade the Comware software through the console port.	Upgrading Comware software through the console port
<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu	Download files with FTP or TFTP and upgrade the Comware software through the management Ethernet port.	Upgrading Comware software through the management Ethernet port
<4> File Control	Display files on the current storage medium. Set a software image file as the primary or backup startup Comware software image file. Delete files to free storage space.	Managing files
<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration	Restore the factory-default configuration.	Restoring the factory-default configuration
<6> Skip Current System Configuration	Skip the configuration file at the next startup. This option is not available if password recovery capability is disabled.	Skipping the configuration file at the next startup
<7> BootWare Operation Menu	Back up, recover, and upgrade the BootWare image.	Managing the BootWare image
<8> Skip Authentication for Console Login	Enable console login without authentication. This is a one-time operation and takes effect only for the first system boot or reboot after you choose this option. This option is not available if password recovery capability is disabled.	Skipping console login authentication
<9> Storage Device Operation	Set the storage medium from which the system will start up. Set the storage medium where file operations are performed. This storage medium is referred to as the current storage medium" in this chapter.	Managing storage media
<0> Reboot	Reboot the device.	N/A


	NOTE: Basic Comware 7 software images include a .bin boot image and a .bin system image. A system must have the two images to operate appropriately. They are released both in separate .bin files and in an .ipe package file so you can update the images separately or as a whole. You can set one Comware software image as a main (M) or backup (B) image. For more information, see "Changing the file attribute of a Comware software image." At startup, the device always attempts to boot first with the main Comware software images. If the attempt fails, for example, because the image file is corrupt, the device tries to boot with the backup Comware software images. If the attempt still fails, the device displays a failure message.

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