Managing Firmware - Samsung iES4028F Management Manual

Managing Firmware

You can upload/download firmware to or from a TFTP server. Just specify the
method of file transfer, along with the file type and file names as required. By saving
runtime code to a file on a TFTP server, that file can later be downloaded to the
switch to restore operation.
Only one copy of the system software (i.e., the runtime firmware) can be stored in
the file directory on the iES4028FP and iES4024GP. When downloading runtime
code, the new firmware file will therefore overwrite the existing file on these
switches. Two copies of runtime code can be stored in the file directory on the
iES4028F. This allows this switch to be set to use new firmware without overwriting
the previous version.
Command Attributes
• File Transfer Method – The firmware copy operation includes these options:
- file to file – Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a new name.
- file to tftp – Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.
- tftp to file – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
• TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.
• File Type – Specify opcode (operational code) to copy firmware.
• File Name – The file name should not contain slashes (\ or /), the leading letter of
the file name should not be a period (.), and the maximum length for file names on
the TFTP server is 127 characters or 31 characters for files on the switch.
(Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ".", "-", "_")
Note:
Transferring a new operation code file to the iES4028FP and iES4024GP will
overwrite the existing file. Versions of the code prior to 1.1.0.10 require the
operation code file being transferred to have the same destination file name as the
existing code file for the transfer to succeed.
Basic Configuration
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