Remote Software Loading; Remote Loading Using Ftp - H3C LS-5500-28C-PWR-SI-OVS Installation Manual

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H3C S5500-SI Complete Series Ethernet Switches
Step 5: Press <Enter> after inputting the information above. The system displays the
following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
Step 6: Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If
you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the program. Upon completion,
the system displays the following information:
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
III. Loading host software
Step 1: Select 1 in Boot Menu to load the host software of the switch. The system
displays the following information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-3):2
To load the host software through FTP, select 2.
The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the Boot ROM software,
except that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of Boot ROM
loading.

5.3 Remote Software Loading

You can telnet to the switch, and use FTP or TFTP to load Boot ROM and host software
remotely.

5.3.1 Remote Loading Using FTP

As shown in Figure 5-8, a PC is used as both configuration device and FTP server. You
can telnet to the switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download the host
program s5500-SI.bin and the Boot ROM program S5500-SI.btm from the remote FTP
server (with IP address 10.1.1.1) to the switch.
Switch
FTP Client
Figure 5-8 Load software using FTP remotely
Step 1: Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.
Ethernet port
IP network
Chapter 5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading
PC
FTP Server
10.1.1.1
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