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C
HAPTER
6: U
PGRADING
S
OFTWARE
Upgrading from the
Bootrom Interface
This section describes how to upgrade your Switch from the Bootrom
Interface.
Introduction
When the Switch is running the initial boot phase via the console, the
following prompt is displayed with a five second countdown timer:
Press CTRL-B to enter Boot Menu... 4
followed by a password prompt:
password:
1
Select
Enter
(the default is no password) to display the following boot
menu:
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):
2
Enter the appropriate menu number to select a specific option.
Before upgrading the software to your Switch from the Bootrom
Interface it is important to check the contents of the flash to ensure that
there is enough space to download the new files.
Summary of Contents for Switch 4500 Family
Page 12: ...12 ABOUT THIS GUIDE...
Page 42: ...42 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE SWITCH...
Page 64: ...64 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT...
Page 68: ...68 CHAPTER 4 CREATING A STACK...
Page 76: ...76 CHAPTER 5 PROBLEM SOLVING...
Page 92: ...92 CHAPTER 6 UPGRADING SOFTWARE...
Page 114: ...114 APPENDIX A SAFETY INFORMATION...
Page 118: ...118 APPENDIX B PIN OUTS...
Page 124: ...124 APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 130: ...130 APPENDIX D OBTAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PRODUCT...
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