Software Upgrade And Boot Options; Downloading A New Image; Selecting A Primary Or A Secondary Image - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare 7.2e Installation And User Manual

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Software Upgrade and Boot Options

This appendix describes the following topics:
• Downloading a New Image on page 317
• Saving Configuration Changes on page 319
• Using TFTP to Download the Configuration on page 321
• Upgrading and Accessing BootROM on page 322

Downloading a New Image

The image file contains the executable code that runs on the switch. 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).
• Download the new image to the switch using the following command:
download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename>
where the following is true:
hostname
ipaddress
filename
—Indicates the primary image.
primary
secondary

Selecting a Primary or a Secondary Image

The switch can store up to two images: a primary and a secondary. When you download a new image,
you must select into which image space (primary or secondary) the new image should be placed. If not
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—Is the hostname of the TFTP server. (You must enable DNS to use this option.)
—Is the IP address of the TFTP server.
—Is the filename of the new image.
—Indicates the secondary image.
{primary | secondary}
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