Using Autoinstall To Upgrade From Ws5000 Series Switch Build 49 - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

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7. Reboot the switch.
As part of boot up process, the auto-install begins.
The DHCP server provides the TFTP server IP and command filename. The command file is present on TFTP
server and it should contain the following name - value pairs for the upgrade.
FTPServer <ftp_server_ip_address>
FTPUser<ftp_user_name>
FTPPassword<ftp_user_password>
UpgradeFile<upgrade_file_name_present_on_the_ftp_server>
The upgrade file is the. sys.kdi file in the ftp user home directory on the ftp server.
If you enter all of these parameters, the switch upgrades successfully.

3.4.3 Using AutoInstall to Upgrade From WS5000 Series Switch Build 49

To upgrade from WS5000 Series Switch to 2.1 as part of Auto-install.
1. Copy the patch supplied to the switch running WS5000 Series Switch (build 49):
copy ftp system -u <user_name>
2. Enter the patch filename, IP Address, and password at the system prompt.
The switch downloads the patch file specified.
3. Log into the service mode CLI using service command from the cfg context (under system context).
4. Run the following service mode CLI command:
patch <patch_file>
5. Enter the patch filename when the system prompts. The switch installs the patch file.
6. Before the reboot ensure that the FTP root directory contains the following:
• PreUpgradeScript
• vdate
• dominfo
• WS5000_v2.1.0.0-xxx.sys.kdi
7. Reboot the switch.
As part of boot up process, the auto-install begins.
The DHCP server provides the TFTP server IP and command filename. The command file is present on TFTP
server and it should contain the following name - value pairs for the upgrade.
FTPServer <ftp_server_ip_address>
FTPUser<ftp_user_name>
FTPPassword<ftp_user_password>
UpgradeFile<upgrade_file_name_present_on_the_ftp_server>
The upgrade file is the. sys.kdi file in the ftp user home directory on the ftp server.
If you enter all of these parameters, the switch upgrades successfully.