Upgrading Program Files Using Xmodem Protocol - 3Com 6000 Series Installation Manual

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HAPTER OFTWARE MAINTENANCE
Upgrading Program
Files Using Xmodem
Protocol
Upgrading Boot ROM
Program
old password:?Enter the old password
New password:?Enter a new password
Verify: ?Acknowledge the new password
Write password to Flash...OK
Both incorrect old password and inconsistency in new password verification can
result in password modification failure. The system then exits.
Ignoring system configuration
Enter <7> in Boot main menu. The system tags the Flash with an ignore flag and
displays:
Flag set successfully.
In this case, the ex-factory configuration is used for booting and the configuration
files saved by the user are ignored.
The flag is cleaned soon after it was read during system booting.
Rebooting the system
Enter <8> in Boot main menu to reboot the system. The following information is
displayed on the terminal screen.
Rebooting...
Detailed procedures:
1 Step 1: Connect the configuration PC as per Figure 4-1.
2 Step 2: Start the router and press <Ctrl+A> in five seconds when the system
prompts "Starting..." to enter Boot sub-menu.
3 Step 3: Change the baudrate of the serial port on RPU card to increase loading
rate. See Modifying serial port parametersModifying serial port parameters for
more details.
The baudrate of RPU serial port is 9600bps. Skip this step if you do not want to
modify it. Remember to reset the baudrate to 9600bps when file transfer is
completed, if you have changed the baudrate.
4 Enter <2> in Boot sub-menu and the system will first download program files from
the configuration PC to memory using Xmodem protocol. The system begins to
upgrade Boot Rom program if no error is found in system checks. The following
information is shown on the terminal screen:
Please Select File.
XMODEM downloading...CC
5 Select [Transfer/Send files] in HyperTerminal when the above information pops up.