Upgrading The Management Software Of The Stack - IBM 8271 Nways F12 User Manual

Upgrading the
Management
Software of the
Stack
1 Click the Configuration icon on the side-bar.
2 Click the Software Upgrade hotlink. The Software Upgrade page is
1 Copy the software upgrade file into an appropriate directory on a TFTP
2 Enter the name of the software upgrade file in the Filename field. The
3 Enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server Address field.
4 Click the Apply button. During the upgrade, the Power/Self Test LED
You can upgrade the management software of the Switch units in the
stack using the Software Upgrade page.
To access the page:
displayed as shown in Figure 4-19.
Figure 4-19 The Software Upgrade page
To upgrade the management software:
server. For information on using a TFTP Server, see the documentation
that accompanies it.
filename format is:
nwsxx_yy.bin
where xx_yy is the version of management software.
flashes green and the web interface is locked. The upgrade takes about
5 minutes; when the upgrade is complete, the Switch units in the stack
are reset.
ATTENTION: During the upgrade, do not power-down or reset any
Switch units in the stack.
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