Upgrading A System Software Image File Through An Ethernet Port By Using Tftp - H3C WX3024E Installation Manual

Figure 9 Sending the system software image file using XMODEM
After download completion, the terminal displays the following information:
Download successfully!
35454336 bytes downloaded!
Change the baud rate from 115200 bps back to 9600 bps in HyperTerminal and reboot the
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switch.
NOTE:
The file name, size and path shown in the figures are for reference only and may differ
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from the actualities on your switch. Before upgrading the software of your switch, check
the current application version to make sure that the correct file is used for the
upgrade.
After downloading files with a changed baud rate, timely change the baud rate back to
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9,600 bps in HyperTerminal to ensure the normal display on the terminal screen when
the system boots or reboots.
The size of a system software image file is typically over 10 MB. Even at a serial baud
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rate of 115,200 bps, the upgrade takes about 60 minutes. H3C recommends you to
upgrade a system software image file through an Ethernet port.
Upgrading a system software image file through an
Ethernet port by using TFTP
To upgrade a large system software image file, use the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), which can
remarkably shorten the software maintenance time.
TFTP is a TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer between client and server. It provides a simple and
low-overhead file transfer service. TFTP provides unreliable data transfer over UDP and does not provide
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