Downloading a Firmware Image
Enterasys G-Series CLI Reference 2-35
Downloading a Firmware Image
You
can
upgrade
the
operational
firmware
in
the
G
‐
Series
switch
without
physically
opening
the
switch
or
being
in
the
same
location.
There
are
two
ways
to
download
firmware
to
the
switch:
•
Via
TFTP
download.
This
procedure
uses
a
TFTP
server
connected
to
the
network
and
downloads
the
firmware
using
the
TFTP
protocol.
For
details
on
how
to
perform
a
TFTP
download
using
the
copy
command,
refer
to
“
copy
”
on
page
2
‐
47.
For
information
on
setting
TFTP
timeout
and
retry
parameters,
refer
to
“
set
tftp
timeout
”
on
page
2
‐
48
and
“
set
tftp
retry
”
on
page
2
‐
49.
•
Via
the
serial
(console)
port.
This
procedure
is
an
out
‐
of
‐
band
operation
that
copies
the
firmware
through
the
serial
port
to
the
switch.
It
should
be
used
in
cases
when
you
cannot
connect
the
switch
to
perform
the
in
‐
band
copy
download
procedure
via
TFTP.
Serial
console
download
has
been
successfully
tested
with
the
following
applications:
–
HyperTerminal
Copyright
1999
–
Tera
Term
Pro
Version
2.3
Any
other
terminal
applications
may
work
but
are
not
explicitly
supported.
The
G3
switch
allows
you
to
download
and
store
dual
images.
The
backup
image
can
be
downloaded
and
selected
as
the
startup
image
by
using
the
commands
described
in
this
section.
Downloading from a TFTP Server
To
perform
a
TFTP
download,
proceed
as
follows:
1.
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
set
the
switch’s
IP
address
using
the
set
ip
address
command
as
detailed
in
“
set
ip
address
”
on
page
2
‐
9.
2.
Download
a
new
image
file
using
the
copy
command
as
detailed
in
“
copy
”
on
page
2
‐
47.
Downloading via the Serial Port
To
download
switch
firmware
via
the
serial
(console)
port,
proceed
as
follows:
1.
With
the
console
port
connected,
power
up
the
switch.
The
following
message
displays:
Version 01.00.29 05-09-2005
Computing MD5 Checksum of operational code...
Select an option. If no selection in 2 seconds then
operational code will start.
1 - Start operational code.
2 - Start Boot Menu.
Select (1, 2):2
Password: *************
2.
Before
the
boot
up
completes,
type
2
to
select
“Start
Boot
Menu”.
Use
“administrator”
for
the
Password
.
Note:
The “Boot Menu” password “administrator” can be changed using boot menu option 11.
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