Upgrading The Boot Rom Program Through Command Lines - 3Com S7906E Configuration Manual

Figure 1-1 Relationship between the Boot ROM program and the system boot file
Start
Boot ROM runs
Press Ctrl+B
No
Run boot file
Enter CLI
Finish
The Boot ROM program and system boot file can both be upgraded through the Boot ROM menu or
command lines. The following sections describe the upgrading through command lines. For instructions
about how to upgrade them through the Boot ROM menu, refer to the installation menu of your device.

Upgrading the Boot ROM Program Through Command Lines

Follow these steps to upgrade the Boot ROM program:
1) Copy the Boot ROM program to the root directory of the device's storage medium using FTP or
TFTP.
2) Use a command to specify the Boot ROM program for the next boot.
3) Reboot the device to make the specified Boot ROM program take effect.
Distributed device
Since the Boot ROM programs of the SRPUs and line processing units (LPUs) vary with devices, users
are easily confused to make mistakes when upgrading Boot ROM. With the validity check function
enabled, the device can strictly check the Boot ROM upgrade files for correctness and the version
configuration information to ensure a successful upgrade.
Distributed IRF device
Since the Boot ROM programs of member devices vary with member devices and cards in a IRF, users
are easily confused to make mistakes when upgrading the Boot ROM. With the validity check function
enabled, the device can strictly check the Boot ROM upgrade files for correctness and the version
configuration information to ensure a successful upgrade.
Follow these steps to upgrade the Boot ROM program:
Select the Reboot option
to reboot the device
Enter Boot ROM
Yes
menu to upgrade the
Boot ROM program
or boot File
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