3com 3C16896 8 slot AC Chassis User Manual

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M
AINTAINING
 S
OFTWARE
This chapter covers the following topics:
Upgrading Software
The following sections describe how to upgrade software on your Switch 7750:
Always save the configuration file before upgrading applications.
Upgrading the Software 
Image
To upgrade the software image of a Switch 7750, use one of the following 
procedures:
Upgrading Software 
with FTP
Use the following procedure to upgrade software with FTP:
Log in to the system with super-user privileges.
From the SW7750 command line, transfer the file from the FTP server to the 
system, using the 
ftp
 command.
Specify the file to boot the system from, using the 
boot
 command.
Reboot the system, using the 
reboot
 command.
The following example illustrates this procedure:
<SW7750>su
Password:
Now user privilege is 3 level, and just commands which level is 
equal to or less than this level can be used.