3Com 4210G Series Configuration Manual page 928

<Sysname> boot-loader file newest.bin main
# Reboot the device and the startup file is updated at the system reboot.
<Sysname> reboot
The startup file used for the next startup must be saved under the root directory of the storage medium.
You can copy or move a file to the root directory of the storage medium. For the details of the
boot-loader command, refer to Device Management Commands in the System Volume.
IRF System Upgrade
Network requirements
As shown in
route exists between Device and PC.
PC keeps the updated startup file of the device. Use FTP to upgrade the device and back up the
configuration file.
Set the username to ftp and the password to pwd for the FTP client to log in to the FTP server.
Figure 12-5 Smooth upgrading using the FTP server
Configuration procedure
1) Configure Device (FTP Server)
# Create an FTP user account ftp, set its password to pwd and the user privilege level to level 3 (the
manage level).
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] local-user ftp
[Sysname-luser-ftp] password simple pwd
[Sysname-luser-ftp] authorization-attribute work-directory level 3
# Authorize ftp's access to the root directory of the flash on the master.
[Sysname-luser-ftp] authorization-attribute work-directory flash:/
# To access the root directory of storage medium of a slave (with the member ID 2):
[Sysname-luser-ftp] authorization-attribute work-directory slot2#flash:/
# Specify ftp to use FTP.
Figure 12-5, use Device as an FTP server, and the PC as the FTP client. An available
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