3com 5500G-EI Manual De Usuario

C

HAPTER

 6: U

PGRADING

 S

OFTWARE

The self extracting executable file (xxxxxxxx.exe — where xxxxxxxx is the 
file name of your switch) contains the following:

■

End User License

■

Release Notes

■

Application Software 

■

Web Software 

■

Bootrom Software 

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Bundled File used with 3ND upgrade wizard — e.g. 
s4a03_01_04s56NetMan.zip

Bundled files with the extension NetMan.zip, can be used to upgrade 
your switch using the 3Com Network Director Agent Update. Any 
attempt to upgrade individual .web, .btm or .app files using 3Com 
Network Director will fail. These files should be used to upgrade your 
switch as described below. 

Any attempt to upgrade the switch directly with xxxxxxxx.exe and 
xxxxxxxxNetMan.zip

 will fail. The individual .web, .btm or .app 

files should be used to upgrade your switch as described below.

This section describes how to upgrade files to your switch from the 
Command Line Interface (CLI).

Before upgrading the software to your switch from the CLI, it is important 
to check the contents of the flash to ensure that there is enough space to 
download the new files. 

1 To check the contents of the flash, logon to your switch either via a telnet 

connection or directly via the console to display the User View in the CLI 
and enter the following:

A file list similar to the following is displayed:

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