DOWNLOADING AN IMAGE FILE
Page B-6
B.4
REMOTE RUNTIME DOWNLOAD
Warning: If the Runtime Download is interrupted, the Firmware
Image in Flash memory will be erased. The ETWMIM will continue to
operate until it is either Reset or Powered OFF and ON. After either of
these events, the ETWMIM can Download a Firmware Image from a
BootP server ONLY! The process of configuring a BootP Server is
discussed at length in Cabletron’s “Remote LANVIEW/Windows
Network Control Management User’s Guide” (Chapter 10). Although
Runtime Download is a powerful network operations & firmware
management feature, careful consideration should be given to both the
timing (best when network usage is lowest) and network stability
(especially Downloads over a WAN link) at the time of the planned
Download.
Table B-2 provides a step by step procedure for downloading the
firmware image file. This section provides specific MIB OIDs, their
names, and the required setting for proper image file download. Refer
to your specific MIB walking tool documentation for instructions on
how to set MIB OID strings.
The Download OIDs for Cabletron products reside in Cabletron
enterprise MIBs (group 52). The specific OIDs necessary to perform an
image file download reside in the common download group under
ctDL (Cabletron Download). The full OID string to reach this group is:
1.3.6.1.4.1.52.4.1.5.8.1
When performing the steps in Table B-2 keep the following in mind:
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You must follow the steps in order.
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Enter the IP address of the rarp server in standard dotted
decimal notation (e.g., 132.177.118.24).
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Enter the FULL path to the image file in the
ctDLTFTPRequest OID, including the name of the image file
(e.g., c:\tftpboot\etw.fls).
