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11
Software Upgrade and Boot
Options
This chapter describes the procedure for upgrading the Switch software image. This
chapter also discusses how to save and load a primary and secondary image and
conÞguration Þle on the Switch.
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SING
TFTP
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OWNLOAD
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MAGE
The image Þle contains the executable code that runs on the Summit. It comes
preinstalled on the Switch from the factory. As new versions of the image are released,
you should upgrade the software running on your Switch.
The image is upgraded by using a download procedure from a TFTP server on the
network. Downloading a new image involves the following steps:
¥
Load the new image onto a TFTP server on your network.
¥
Download the new image to the Summit using the following command:
download image <ipaddress> <filename> {primary | secondary}
where:
Ñ
ipaddress
Ñ is the IP address of the TFTP server.
Ñ
filename
Ñ is the filename of the new image.
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primary
Ñ indicates the primary image.
Ñ
secondary
Ñ indicates the secondary image.
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