3com 5500-EI User Manual
Upgrading from the Bootrom Interface
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5 Copy these files as described in “File Distribution”, steps 1 to 4 on
6 Now activate these files as described in “Command Line Interface Switch
Upgrading from the
Bootrom Interface
Bootrom Interface
This section describes how to upgrade your switch from the Bootrom
Interface.
Interface.
Introduction
When the switch is running the initial boot phase via the console, the
following prompt is displayed with a five second countdown timer:
following prompt is displayed with a five second countdown timer:
Press CTRL-B to enter Boot Menu... 4
followed by a password prompt:
password:
1 Select Enter (the default is no password) to display the following boot
menu:
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to flash
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Modify bootrom password
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu
7. Skip current configuration file
8. Set bootrom password recovery
9. Set switch startup mode
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Modify bootrom password
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu
7. Skip current configuration file
8. Set bootrom password recovery
9. Set switch startup mode
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-9):
2 Enter the appropriate menu number to select a specific option.
Before upgrading the software to your switch from the Bootrom Interface
it is important to check the contents of the flash to ensure that there is
enough space to download the new files.
it is important to check the contents of the flash to ensure that there is
enough space to download the new files.
3 Select option 3 from the Boot Menu. A file list similar to the following is
displayed:
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