Software Upgrade And Boot Options; Downloading A New Image - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800 User Manual

13 Software Upgrade and Boot
Options
This chapter describes the procedure for upgrading the system software image. This
chapter also discusses how to save and load a primary and secondary image and
configuration file on the BlackDiamond.
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OWNLOADING A EW MAGE
The image file contains the executable code that runs on the BlackDiamond. It comes
preinstalled from the factory. As new versions of the image are released, you should
upgrade the software running on your system.
The image is upgraded by using a download procedure from either a Trivial File
Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the network or from a PC connected to the serial port
using the XMODEM protocol. Downloading a new image involves the following steps:
• Load the new image onto a TFTP server on your network, if you will be using TFTP.
• Load the new image onto a PC, if you will be using XMODEM.
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