Cabletron Systems 2E42-27 Benutzerhandbuch

Chapter 5: Local Management

The following briefly explains each field of the Flash Download screen:

Download Method (Selectable)

This field steps to BOOTP, TFTP, and RUNTIME. If set for BootP, the 
device sends out a BootP request to determine the IP address of the TFTP 
server and the file name of the image to be downloaded. If set for TFTP or 
RUNTIME, the 2E4X-27 attempts a TFTP download based on the IP 
address and file name entered in the fields at the bottom of the Flash 
Download screen. 

 describes how to download using BootP. 

 describes how to download using TFTP. 

describes how to download using Runtime.

Reboot After Download (Modifiable only when RUNTIME is chosen)

This field notifies the user that the 2E4X-27 will reboot after the 
download is complete. If a Runtime Download is performed, this field 
toggles between YES and NO. If YES is selected, the device reboots after 
the download is completed. If NO is selected, the device continues using 
the existing firmware image and stores the new firmware image in 
FLASH memory. When the device is reset or during the next power-up, 
the device will boot from FLASH memory using the new image.

TFTP Gateway IP Addr (Selectable)

This field shows the IP address of the TFTP gateway server defined in the 
General Configuration screen in 

Last Image Server IP (Read-only)

This field shows the IP address of the server used for the previous FLASH 
Download.

Last Image File Name (Read-only)

This field shows the complete path and file name of the last image 
downloaded to FLASH.

If TFTP or RUNTIME is selected as the download method 
(

), the following two additional fields appear:

Download Server IP and Download Server Filename are 
displayed only when TFTP or RUNTIME is selected in 
Download Method.