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6 Software Maintenance·······························································································································6-1
Software Maintenance Overview ············································································································6-1
Upgrading Through the Boot Menu·········································································································6-1
BOOT Menu ····································································································································6-1
Downloading Through the Management/Upgrade Ethernet Port Using TFTP·······································6-3
Downloading Through the Management/Upgrade Ethernet Port Using FTP··································6-5
Downloading Through the Console Port Using XMODEM······························································6-6
Setting the Main and Backup Host Software Through the Boot Menu··········································6-11
Updating Boot ROM Through a File on the Flash ·········································································6-12
Upgrading Through Command Lines····································································································6-14
Upgrading Using FTP ····················································································································6-14
Upgrading Using TFTP··················································································································6-15
Examples of Upgrading Boot ROM and Host Software of the Dual SRPUs·········································6-16
Upgrading Boot ROM and Host Software Through Command Lines ···········································6-16
Upgrading Through the Boot Menu ·······························································································6-18
Handling Upgrade Failure ·····················································································································6-19
Handling Password Loss ······················································································································6-19
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