Upgrading Software; Maintaining Software - 3Com 3C17500 Installation Manual

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Upgrading Software

Upgrading Software
Using FTP
M
AINTAINING
This chapter covers the following topics:
Upgrading Software
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Lost Passwords
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Using the BOOT Menu
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Managing Software Backup
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The following sections describe how to upgrade software on your Switch 8800:
Upgrading Software Using FTP
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Upgrading Software Using The BOOT Menu
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Upgrading Software Using Xmodem
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Upgrading Software Using TFTP
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Always save the configuration file before upgrading applications.
Use the following procedure to upgrade software with FTP:
1 Log in to the system with super-user privileges.
2 From the SW8800 command line, transfer the file from the FTP server to the
system, using the
ftp
3 Specify the file to boot the system from, using the
4 Reboot the system, using the
The following example illustrates this procedure:
<SW8800>su
Password:
Now user privilege is 3 level, and just commands which level is
equal to or less than this level can be used.
Privilege note: 0-VISIT, 1-MONITOR, 2-SYSTEM, 3-MANAGE
<SW8800>ftp 192.168.25.210
Trying ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected.
220 3COM FTP server (SunOS 5.6) ready.
User(none): gmiller
331 Password required for gmiller.
Password: xxxxxxx
230 User gmiller logged in.
[ftp]bin
S
OFTWARE
command.
command.
reboot
command.
boot