Cabletron Systems 04-0053-01 Manual De Usuario

7-8 SmartSwitch ATM User Guide

Bootline Commands

Firmware Upgrades and Bootline Commands

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Validity checks of POST software Downloaded file...

All Validity checks OK

Programming downloaded image into POST Software section, please wait...

New POST Software programmed successfully

Check whether the diagnostic download is successful by entering the

go P

command. This forces

the ATM SmartSwitch to run POST before starting the switch firmware.

7.2.5

Upgrading Switch Operating firmware

Note

ATM SmartSwitch operating firmware can also be updated using the switch
console

update firmware

command (see Section 7.1).

Set up the TFTP/Bootp server software on a workstation.

Connect both the TFTP/Bootp server and the ATM SmartSwitch to your Ethernet network. Make
sure that the TFTP/Bootp server can be reached by the ATM SmartSwitch Ethernet interface.

Connect a dumb terminal (or workstation running terminal emulation software) to the ATM
SmartSwitch Terminal port.

Copy the ATM SmartSwitch operating firmware image into the appropriate location on the
TFTP/Bootp server. (In this example, the firmware is located at c:\tftpboot\images\server.ima.)

Set up the TFTP/Bootp server tables (or equivalent file) with:

ATM SmartSwitch MAC address

IP address of the ATM SmartSwitch Ethernet interface

path to the operating firmware file on the TFTP/Bootp server

From the terminal connection, enter the

reboot

command.

When the following message appears,

“Press any key to exit to bootline prompt.”

stop the countdown by pressing any key. The bootline prompt (=>) appears on the terminal screen.

Enter the

df s

command. The ATM SmartSwitch contacts the TFTP/Bootp server and downloads

the switch operating firmware into flash RAM.

=>df s

You've requested a Switch Software download

Are you sure?(Y/N)y

Initializing ethernet...

Starting Bootp...

Boot file: c:\tftpboot\images\server.ima

Using TFTP to get bootfile "c:\tftpboot\images\server.ima" .

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