Downgrading The Switch Image From Version 3.X To 1.4.X Or 2.X - Motorola WS5100 Series Troubleshooting Manual

6-2 WS5100 Series Switch Troubleshooting Guide
2. Install the Cfgupgrade1.0-setup
Cfgupgrade 1.0-setup file.
Follow the prompts displayed by the installer to install Cfgupgrade 1.0-setup.
A WS5100 Configuration Upgrade
optionally created on your Windows desktop as well.
3. From the WS5100 running either 1.4.x or 2.x, create a configuration and save it on the switch.
WS5100# save <file name> <.cfg>
This is the configuration that will be upgraded to the new 3.x baseline.
NOTE Motorola recommends saving a copy of the switch configurartion to a secure
4. Copy the configuration file <.cfg> from the legacy WS5100 to the Windows system where the conversion
utility resides.
Use ftp or tftp to transfer the file.
5. Click on the
6. Select the config file copied on to the windows system and run it.
A folder having the same name as the config file is created. The folder contains the converted startup-
config file (in the new upgraded format) along with other log files.
7. Copy the startup-config file back to the WS5100 running using either tftp or ftp.
8. Download or copy the image file <WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v1> or
<WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v2> to the WS5100 running the legacy switch firmware.
NOTE If upgrading a 1.4.x version WS5100 to the new 3.x baseline, be sure you are
9. On WS5100 running the legacy switch firmware, type:
WS5100#service
WS5100#password "password"
exec
Upon reboot, the switch runs the 3.x image using startup-config as the running configuration.
10.Repeat the instructions above for additional switch upgrades, ensuring
<WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v1> is used for 1.4.x version upgrades, and
<WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v2> is used for 2.x version upgrades.

6.2 Downgrading the Switch Image from Version 3.x to 1.4.x or 2.x

If for some reason you want to downgrade your WS5100 back down to a 1.4.x or 2.x version firmware image,
use one of the two following image files:
• WS5100-1.4.3.0-012R.img
• WS5100-2.1.0.0-029R.img
utility on a Windows desktop system by double clicking the
icon gets created within the Program Files folder. The icon can be
location before the upgrade. If an error occurs with the upgrade a viable
configuration will be needed to restore on the switch.
WS5100 configuration Upgrade
using the <WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v1> image file. If upgrading a 2.x
version WS5100 to the new 3.x baseline, be sure you are using the
<WS5100-3.0.2.0-XX.v2> image file.
icon (from the Windows system).