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The Gigabit Ethernet switch module contains one software operating-system
image.
Upgrading the Gigabit Ethernet switch module software
The Gigabit Ethernet switch-module software is upgraded through a TFTP
server application. Typically, this software runs as an application under your
operating system. Make sure that this software is installed on your server;
then, download the software images from the IBM Web site into a directory on
your TFTP server. Enable the TFTP server and set its default directory to the
one where the image is.
To transfer the software image files from the TFTP server to the switch, you
must establish a Telnet session through the management module. To make sure
that you have a connection, you must ping the TFTP server. The Telnet session
performs optimally if all three network entities (TFTP server, management
module, and switch IP addresses) are on the same subnet. Otherwise, you must
use a router. Use the management-module interface to configure the IP
addresses of the management module external interface (eth0) and the Gigabit
Ethernet switch module so that they are both on the same subnet as the TFTP
server.
The IP addresses and masks used are described in the following table.
Network entity
TFTP server
Management module (eth0)
Gigabit Ethernet switch
module current IP
configuration
Note: With this configuration, you can ping the Gigabit Ethernet switch
module.
Use the management module interface to start a Telnet session, as described in
the following steps. The requirements for running a Telnet session are
described in Chapter 3, "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet switch module," on
page 19.
1. Log on to the management module as described in the BladeCenter
Management Module User's Guide. The login window opens.
2. From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Management. The BladeCenter
Management Module window opens.
3. To start a Telnet session, click Start Telnet Session.
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IP address
192.168.2.178
192.168.2.237
192.168.2.51
Mask
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.0
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