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Reviewing and Selecting a Boot Firmware Image
Reviewing and Selecting a Boot Firmware Image
Downloading a New Firmware Image
You can upgrade the operational firmware in the Matrix Series device without physically opening
the device or being in the same location. There are three ways to download firmware to the device:
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Via FTP download. This procedure uses an FTP server connected to the network and
downloads the firmware using the FTP protocol. It is the most robust downloading
mechanism. For details on how to perform an FTP download using the copy command, refer
to "copy" on page 2‐86.
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Via TFTP download. This procedure uses a TFTP server connected to the network and
downloads the firmware using the TFTP protocol. For details on how to perform a TFTP
download using the copy command, refer to "copy" on page 2‐86.
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Via the serial (console) port. This procedure is an out‐of‐band operation that copies the
firmware through the serial port to the device. It takes approximately five minutes and
requires minimal configuration. It should be used in cases when you cannot connect the
device to perform the in‐band copy download procedure via FTP or TFTP. Serial console
download has been successfully tested with the following applications:
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HyperTerminal Copyright 1999
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Tera Term Pro Version 2.3
Any other terminal applications may work but are not explicitly supported. For details, refer to
"Downloading via the Serial Port" on page 2‐72.
The Matrix Series device allows you to download and store multiple image files. This feature is useful for
reverting back to a previous version in the event that a firmware upgrade fails to boot successfully. After
downloading firmware as described above, you can select which image file you want the device to load at
startup using the setboot command in the System Image Loader menu
page 2-72) or the set boot system command
Downloading from an FTP or TFTP Server
To perform an FTP or TFTP download, proceed as follows:
1.
If you have not already done so, set the device's IP address using the set ip address command
as detailed in "set ip address" on page 2‐31.
2.
Download a new image file using the copy command as detailed in "copy" on page 2‐86.
You can now set the device to load the new image file at startup using the set boot system
command as described in "set boot system" on page 2‐75.
Downloading via the Serial Port
To download device firmware via the serial (console) port, proceed as follows:
1.
With the console port connected, power up the device. The following message displays:
Boot ROM Initialization, Version 01.00.01
Copyright (c) 2004 Enterasys Networks, Inc.
SDRAM size: 128 MB
2-72 Startup and General Configuration
Important Notice
("set boot
system" on page 2-75).
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