5-12
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to flash
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Modify bootrom password
6. Enter bootrom upgrade menu
7. Skip current configuration file
8. Set bootrom password recovery
9. Set switch startup mode
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-9):
Step7
Enter
0
to restart the device. After that, the updated Boot ROM file becomes effective.
Loading host software
Select
1
in Boot Menu to load the host software of the switch. The system displays the following
information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-3):2
To load the host software through FTP, select
2
.
The subsequent steps are almost the same as those for loading the Boot ROM software, except that the
system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of Boot ROM loading.
Loading Software Through CLI
You can telnet to the switch, and use FTP or TFTP to load Boot ROM and host software remotely.
Loading Software Using FTP
As shown in
, a PC is used as both configuration device and FTP server. You can telnet to the
switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download the host program 4210G.bin and the Boot
ROM program 4210G.btm from the remote FTP server (with IP address 202.10.10.53) to the switch.
Figure 5-8
Load software using FTP/TFTP remotely
Step1
Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.
