Enabling Global Settings For The Image Failover; Updating The Switch Firmware - Motorola RFS Series Reference Manual

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3.4.2 Enabling Global Settings for the Image Failover

Use the Global Settings
SWITCH NOTE: The Global Settings for Image Failover is only available on the WS5100
switch. On the RFS6000 and RFS7000 switches the Global Settings button is not present
on the Firmware page.
1. Select an image from the table in the Firmware screen.
2. Click the Global Settings
3. Select the Enable Image Failover
module fails to load the selected version successfully after 2 reboot attempts.
4. Refer to the
"SET/GET" operation from the applet. The Status field displays error messages if something goes wrong
in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
5. Click OK to save and add the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

3.4.3 Updating the Switch Firmware

Use the Update
NOTE: When performing a firmware update using the switch CLI, use the following
syntax (specific to FTP) ftp://username:password@ipaddress:port/path/filename.
If using TFTP, use tftp://ipaddress/path/filename.
NOTE: When performing a firmware update using FTP be sure that TCP port 21 is open
between the switch and the FTP server where the firmware file is located.
1. Select an image from the table in the Firmware screen.
2. Click the Update Firmware
screen to specify a firmware version for use with the failover image.
button.
checkbox to load an alternative firmware version if the WLAN
Status field for the current state of the requests made from the applet. Requests are any
screen to update the firmware version currently used by the switch.
button.