Chapter 1
Configuring Interface Characteristics
Booting from the USB Flash Device
To allow booting from the USB flash device, follow these steps beginning in privileged EXEC mode:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
boot system flash usbflash0: image
Step 3
show running-configuration
Step 4
copy running-config startup-config
To get information about the USB device, use the show usb {controllers | device | driver | port | tree}
privileged EXEC command.
This example configures the switch to boot from the Catalyst 3750-X flash device. The image is the
Catalyst 3750-X universal image.
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# boot system flash usbflash0: c3750x-universal-mz
To disable booting from flash, enter the no form of the command.
This is sample output from the show usb device command:
Switch# show usb device
Host Controller: 1
Address: 0x1
Device Configured: YES
Device Supported: YES
Description: STEC USB 1GB
Manufacturer: STEC
Version: 1.0
Serial Number:
Device Handle: 0x1010000
USB Version Compliance: 2.0
Class Code: 0x0
Subclass Code: 0x0
Protocol: 0x0
Vendor ID: 0x136b
Product ID: 0x918
Max. Packet Size of Endpoint Zero: 64
Number of Configurations: 1
Speed: High
Selected Configuration: 1
Selected Interface: 0
Configuration:
OL-25303-03
STI
3D508232204731
Number: 1
Number of Interfaces: 1
Description: Storage
Attributes: None
Max Power: 200 mA
Interface:
Number: 0
Description: Bulk
Class Code: 8
Subclass: 6
Protocol: 80
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures the switch to boot from the USB flash device. The image
is the name of the bootable image.
Verifies your setting.
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
Using the Switch USB Ports
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