Reloading The System Software; Reloading The Software - 3Com 3C8S5007 - SuperStack II PathBuilder S500 Switch User Manual

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PPENDIX ELOADING THE
Reloading the
Software
S S
YSTEM OFTWARE
You must have a console attached to your PathBuilder switch to reload
the system software from the backup CD-ROM.
To reload the system software, follow these steps:
1 Reset the switch by turning the power switch off and on again.
If the boot image has been accidently deleted or corrupted, the switch
should go into monitor mode, which is indicated by an angle bracket
prompt (>). Go on to the next step.
If the switch does not go into monitor mode, then contact your network
supplier. You do not need to complete the remaining steps.
2 If you are using a TFTP server (without BootP), enter:
CL
The CL command allows you to configure the following settings:
1. Client
2. Server
3. Gateway
4. Subnet Mask
5. Boot Filename
6. Port Selection
7. Baud Rate
8. Duplex Mode
When addressing is configured using the CL command, you do not need
to use a BootP server to acquire addresses. If you do not use the
CL command, a BootP server must be available on the local LAN with an
entry in its database for this device.
If you are flash loading from a backup, add the names of any
configuration files into the SYS file.
3 If you are using a TFTP server without BootP, enter:
FL <path on the TFTP server/>SYS
If you are using a BootP in addition to the TFTP server server, enter:
FL
The FL uses TFTP to copy the image from the identified server to the flash
memory.
If you are using BootP instead of locally configured addressing in the CL
command, you must not include the filename.