Remote Software Loading - 3Com 4800G Getting Started Manual

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HAPTER OADING THE
Remote Software
Loading
Remote Loading Using
B ROM H S
OOT AND OST
4 Select 2 in the above menu to download the BootROM software using FTP. Then
set the following FTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name
Switch IP address
Server IP address
FTP User Name
FTP User Password
5 Press Enter after inputting the information above. The system displays the
following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If
you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the program. Upon
completion, the system displays the following information:
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
Loading host software
1 Select 1 in Boot Menu to load the host software of the switch. The system displays
the following information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-3):2
To load the host software through FTP, select 2.
The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the Boot ROM program,
except that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of Boot
ROM loading.
You can telnet to the switch, and use FTP or TFTP to load Boot ROM and host
software remotely.
As shown in Figure 68, a PC is used as both configuration device and FTP server.
FTP You can telnet to the switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download
the host program Switch 4800G.bin and the Boot ROM program Switch
4800G.btm from the remote FTP server (with IP address 10.1.1.1) to the switch.
Figure 68 Load software using FTP remotely
Switch
Ethernet port
FTP Client
1 Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.
<SW4800G> ftp 10.1.1.1
Trying ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
OFTWARE
:Switch 4800G.btm
:10.1.1.2
:10.1.1.1
:S5500
:123
IP network
PC
FTP Server
10.1.1.1