The manual mode is supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except those operating in satellite mode.
This section describes the procedures to boot the 7210 SAS from the network or flash using the manual mode.
The manual mode can be used to boot the 7210 SAS device in the following scenarios:
user boots the device for the first time
user boots the device after a reset to the factory default settings, or after executing the admin>reboot auto-init command (this command is not supported on the 7210 SAS-R6 and 7210 SAS-R12, and 7210 SAS platforms configured in the standalone-VC mode of operation)
In all scenarios, the user must create a local BOF by connecting a console to the node and interrupting the boot process to configure the BOF parameters. The following sections provide the details for configuring the BOF parameters under different scenarios.
The manual mode has two options:
7210 SAS device is booted from the local image on flash; see section Procedure to boot from the image on flash in manual mode (supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except those operating in the satellite mode)
7210 SAS device is booted from the network using an uplink port (section Procedure to boot from the network in manual mode using uplink ports; supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except the 7210 SAS-R6 and 7210 SAS-R12) or the Ethernet management port (section Procedure to boot from the network in manual mode using the OOB Ethernet management port; supported on all 7210 SAS platforms when the Ethernet management port is available)