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Refer to the exhibit. What two commands will allow the Nexus 5000 switch to continue to boot? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. boot n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin B. load n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin. At the Nexus 5000 loader prompt during a boot recovery scenario, the 'boot' command loads the kickstart image and the 'load' command loads the system software image to complete startup.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. What two commands will allow the Nexus 5000 switch to continue to boot? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

200-150 question #98 exhibit

Options

  • Aboot n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin
  • Bload n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin
  • Ccopy kickstart-latest n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin startup
  • Dcopy system-latest n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin
  • Eboot n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin admin-password Cisco123
  • Fload n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin

How the community answered

(60 responses)
  • A
    72% (43)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    17% (10)
  • E
    3% (2)
  • F
    7% (4)

Why each option

At the Nexus 5000 loader prompt during a boot recovery scenario, the 'boot' command loads the kickstart image and the 'load' command loads the system software image to complete startup.

Aboot n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.binCorrect

'boot n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin' is the correct loader prompt command to load and execute the NX-OS kickstart image, which initializes the hardware and provides a minimal environment for loading the full system image.

Bload n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.binCorrect

'load n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin' is the correct command issued after kickstart is running to load the full NX-OS system image, completing the two-stage boot process required on Nexus 5000.

Ccopy kickstart-latest n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin startup

'copy kickstart-latest' is not a valid boot loader recovery command - the 'copy' command in that context is used for file operations, not for initiating the kickstart boot sequence.

Dcopy system-latest n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin

'copy system-latest' is not a valid command to load the system image at the boot loader prompt - the correct command is 'load' followed by the explicit system image filename.

Eboot n5000-uk9.5.2.1.N1.4.bin admin-password Cisco123

The 'boot' command does not accept an 'admin-password' parameter - admin password configuration is performed within NX-OS after the system has fully booted, not as a boot argument.

Fload n5000-uk9-kickstart.5.2.1.N1.4.bin

The 'load' command is used for the system image, not the kickstart image - using 'load' with the kickstart filename is incorrect because kickstart is launched via the 'boot' command.

Concept tested: Nexus 5000 two-stage boot recovery procedure

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/troubleshooting/guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide/N5K_Troubleshooting_Guide_chapter_01010.html

Topics

#Nexus 5000#boot process#NX-OS boot#kickstart image

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