Upgrading The Bootrom-Blackdiamond 10K Switch Only - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Guide Manual

Software Upgrade and Boot Options
NOTE
To access the Bootloader, you have to press the spacebar key immediately after a power cycle of the MSM in
order to get into the Bootloader application.
As soon as you see the
commands to:
View the installed images
■
Select the image to boot from
■
Select the configuration to use
■
Load a recovery program over the management or the serial port
■
To see a list of available commands or additional information about a specific command, enter
type .
help
The following describes some ways that you can use the Bootloader.
Viewing images—To display a list of installed images, use the
●
Selecting an image—To change the image that the switch boots from in flash memory, use the
●
command. If you specify
{image number}
not specify an image name, the default image is booted.
Selecting a configuration—To select a different configuration from the one currently running, use the
●
config {default | file <filename> | none}
experience a problem with the current configuration and there is an alternate configuration available.
—Specifies a configuration file name
■
file
—Specifies the default configuration file
■
default
—Uses no configuration
■
none
To view the current configuration, use this command without any arguments.
To exit the Bootloader, use the
XOS image.
Upgrading the BootROM—BlackDiamond 10K Switch
Only
Upgrade the BootROM from a TFTP server or an external compact flash memory card installed in the
compact flash slot of the MSM, after the switch has booted. Upgrade the BootROM only when asked to
do so by an Extreme Networks technical representative. To upgrade the BootROM, use the following
command:
download bootrom [[<ipaddress> | <hostname>] <filename> {{vr} <vrname>} | memorycard
<filename>] {msm <slotid>}
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prompt, release the spacebar. You can issue a series of
BOOTLOADER>
image number
command. Specifying
boot
command.
show image
, the specified image is booted. If you do
command. This command is useful if you
runs the currently selected ExtremeWare
boot
or
h
boot
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