What are the commands available from the LOADER prompt?
Applies to
- AFF Systems
- ASA Systems
- FAS Systems
Answer
- From the LOADER prompt of AFF, ASA or FAS systems, there are a few low-level commands available for various actions
- These commands can be used for various troubleshooting, system servicing, and updates as required
- For more information about a command, enter
help <command-name> - LOADER prompt commands are typically used during setup of new systems and maintenance activities, such as motherboard replacements
LOADER Firmware 8.1.0 and Newer
- On all platforms:
savenv Save the environmental variables.
netboot Boots the supplied URL off the network.
boot_diags Boots the diagnostic image off of the boot device.
boot_backup Boots the backup image of Data ONTAP off of the boot device.
boot_primary Boots the primary image of Data ONTAP off of the boot device.
boot_ontap Boots the correct image of Data ONTAP
update_flash Updates the boot flash with the firmware image on the boot device.
flash Update a flash memory device
undi UNDI driver diagnostic command
sp status Show the Service Processor Network Settings
sp setup Interactively configure a Service Processor
fc Compare two files from boot media in binary mode.
decryption Decryption File to the disk by input key and data files
encryption Encryption File to the disk by input key and data files
create_file Create Encryption Key File or Random Data File command
tar Extract zipped files in the .tgz or .zip format
version Print the firmware version
led status Display the status of the LEDs.
bye Reset the system.
set date Set current date (in UTC or GMT timezone)
set time Set current time (in UTC or GMT timezone)
set console Change the active console device
lsmod Per-file metadata.
autoboot Automatic system bootstrap.
boot_recovery Boots a Data ONTAP recovery image from the backup boot media.
boot Load an executable file into memory and execute it
ndp Display or modify the NDP Table(IPv6 only)
ping Ping a remote IP host.
arp Display or modify the ARP Table
ifconfig Configure the Ethernet interface
show date Display current date according to RTC
show time Display current time according to RTC
show devices Display information about the installed devices.
saveenv Save the environmental variables.
unsetenv Delete an environment variable.
set-defaults Reset all system environmental variables to default values.
setenv Set an environment variable.
printenv Display the environment variables
help Obtain help for loader commands
- Platform-specific:
sp setup Interactively configure a Service Processor
sp status Show the Service Processor Network Settings
bmc setup Interactively configure a Service Processor if the system has BMC.
bmc status Display the BMC status if the system has BMC.
LOADER Firmware Prior to 8.1.0
netboot Boots the supplied URL off the network.
boot_diags Boots the diagnostic image off of the boot device.
boot_backup Boots the backup image of Data ONTAP off of the boot device.
boot_primary Boots the primary image of Data ONTAP off of the boot device.
boot_ontap Boots the correct image of Data ONTAP
update_flash Updates the boot flash with the firmware image on the boot device.
flash Update a flash memory device
fc Compare two files from boot media in binary mode. This command will not work with network protocol.
decryption Decryption File to the disk by input key and data files
encryption Encryption File to the disk by input key and data files
create_file Create Encryption Key File or Random Data File command
tar Extract zipped files in the .tgz or .zip format.
version Print the firmware version
bye Reset the system.
set date Set current date
set time Set current time
set console Change the active console device
lsmod Per-file metadata.
autoboot Automatic system bootstrap.
go Start a previously loaded program.
boot_recovery Boots a recovery image of Data ONTAP off of backup boot media.
If not present there, it will boot from the USB device
boot Load an executable file into memory and execute it
load Load an executable file into memory without executing it
ndp Display or modify the NDP Table(IPv6 only)
ping Ping a remote IP host.
arp Display or modify the ARP Table
ifconfig Configure the Ethernet interface
show date Display current time according to RTC
show time Display current time according to RTC
show devices Display information about the installed devices.
savenv Save the environmental variables.
saveenv Save the environmental variables.
unsetenv Delete an environment variable.
set-defaults Reset all system environmental variables to default values.
setenv Set an environment variable.
printenv Display the environment variables
undi UNDI driver diagnostic command
help Obtain help for loader commands
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