Loading System Image Software - Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 8-slot User's Reference Manual

Chapter 1: SmartSwitch Router Product Overview

Loading System Image Software

By default, the SSR boots using the system image software installed on the Control
Module's PCMCIA flash card. To upgrade the system software and boot using the
upgraded image, use the following procedure.
1. Display the current boot settings by entering the following command:
system show version
Here is an example:
ctron-ssr-1# system show version
Software Information
Software Version
Copyright
Image Information
Image Boot Location: file:/pc-flash/boot/ssr8/
Note:
2. Copy the software upgrade you want to install onto a TFTP server that the SSR
can access. (Use the
server.)
3. Enter the following command to copy the software upgrade onto the PCMCIA
flash card in the Control Module:
system image add <IPaddr-of-TFTP-host> <image-file-name>
Here is an example:
4. Enter the following command to list the images on the PCMCIA flash card and
verify that the new image is on the card:
system image list
Here is an example:
1 - 10
sequence.
: 1.0
: Copyright (c) 1996-1998 Cabletron Systems, Inc.
: Version 1.0, built on Fri Mar 20 19:28:49 1998
In this example, the location "pc-flash" indicates that the SSR is set to use
the factory-installed software on the flash card.
ping
ctron-ssr-1# system image add 10.50.11.12 ssr8000
Downloading image 'ssr8000' from host '10.50.11.12'
to local image ssr8000
kernel: 100%
Image checksum validated.
Image added.
command to verify that the SSR can reach the TFTP
(takes about 3 minutes)
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