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Loading Boot ROM software
Figure 5-7
Local loading using FTP
PC
FTP Client
FTP Server
Switch
Console port
Ethernet port
Step 1: As shown in
, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the FTP server, and
connect the switch through the console port to the configuration PC.
You can use one computer as both configuration device and FTP server.
Step 2: Run the FTP server program on the FTP server, configure an FTP user name and password,
and specify the path of the program to be downloaded.
Step 3: Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the
Boot Menu.
At the prompt "Enter your choice (0-9):" in the Boot Menu, press <6> or <
Ctrl
+
U
>, and then press
<
Enter
> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
Bootrom update menu:
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):
Step 4: Enter
2
in the above menu to download the Boot ROM software using FTP. Then set the
following FTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name :S3100-SI.btm
Switch IP address :10.1.1.2
Server IP address : 10.1.1.1
FTP User Name :3100-SI
FTP User Password :abc
Step 5: Press <
Enter
>. The system displays the following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
Step 6: Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the BootROM update menu. If you enter Y, the
system begins to download and update the program. Upon completion, the system displays the
following information:
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!