Utilizing the Command Line Interface
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Optionally, if you have CompactFlash installed, you can download the firmware file to
cflash:
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If you use the Cabletron TFTP/BOOTP Services application, which does not recognize long
file names, first shorten the Bootrom file name to 8 characters or less with an extension, before
beginning the download (i.e.:
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Be aware that factory default Flash is limited to 8 Mbytes and if congested may not be able to
store a downloaded Bootrom. Delete old firmware or other files before downloading.
Using the Bootrom Update Utility
The Bootrom update utility upgrades the boot flash sectors of the on-board Flash memory. This
update tool functions similar to the
allowing Bootrom updates to be performed remotely. The utility runs as a standalone program
and can recognize both old (1.x) and new (2.01) versions of the Bootrom file format. After you
complete the Bootrom update, the XSR will reboot.
Note that screen-captured XSR text is displayed in Courier font. User-required input appears in
larger, bold Courier font.
1.
From a remote Telnet session, at a CLI prompt, configure the "boot-config" file to your current
software file residing in flash: (the default is
than 1.16, the default is
XSR(config)#
xsr1800.fls saved into flash:boot-config
2.
Exit to EXEC mode and verify this setting by entering:
MBytes of flash file space is open by entering the
unnecessary files. The following files are required (
current software file):
XSR-1805#
Listing Directory flash:/
size
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208
3244017
12
3,475,456 bytes free
6,727,680 bytes total
3.
Using TFTP, transfer the latest Bootrom version from the network. The target name must be
bootrom.fls:
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then perform Step 1 (see below) followed by the
xsr1805.fls
boot system xsr1800.fls
dir
date
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OCT-31-2002
OCT-31-2002
OCT-31-2002
XSR-1805#copy tftp://192.168.27.95/C:/tftpDir/ bootrom2_01.fls
flash:bootrom.fls
Copy 'tftpDir/bootrom2_01.fls' from server as 'bootrom.fls' into
Flash(y/n) ? y
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Download from server done
File size: 820136 bytes
bootnew.fls
). Rename the file after the download.
bU
command but also can be executed from a Telnet session,
xsr1800.fls
). Enter:
dir
time
name
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09:34:16
startup-config
09:32:46
xsr1800.fls
09:31:32
boot-config
bu
u
(lower-case
; if your Bootrom version is earlier
more boot-config
. Verify at least two
command. If file space is low, delete
xsr1800.fls
may be replaced by the
) command.