H3C LS-5500-28C-PWR-SI-OVS Installation Manual page 76

Installation Manual
H3C S5500-SI Complete Series Ethernet Switches
You can use FTP to load software onto the switch through an Ethernet port. In this case,
the switch can act as an FTP server or an FTP client. In the following example, the
switch acts as an FTP client.
II. Loading Boot ROM software
PC
Figure 5-7 Load Boot ROM software through FTP
Step 1: As shown in Figure 5-7, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the FTP
server, and connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC.
Note:
You can use one PC as both configuration device and FTP server.
Step 2: Run the FTP server program on the FTP server, configure an FTP user name
and password, and specify the path of the program to be downloaded.
Step 3: Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch.
Then enter the Boot Menu.
At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" select 6 in the Boot Menu, and then press
<Enter> to enter the Boot ROM update menu shown below:
Bootrom update menu:
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):
Step 4: Enter 2 in the above menu to download the Boot ROM 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
Switch
Console port Ethernet port
FTP Client
:S5500-SI.btm
:10.1.1.2
:10.1.1.1
:S5500
:123
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Chapter 5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading
FTP Server