Installation Manual
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading
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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):" select 6 in the
Boot Menu 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):
4) Select
1
in the BootROM update menu to download the Boot ROM program using
TFTP. Then set the following TFTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name :S5500-EI.btm
Switch IP address :1.1.1.2
Server IP address :1.1.1.1
5) Press
Enter
after entering the information above. The system displays the
following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6) Enter
Y
to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If
you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the Boot ROM software.
Upon completion, the system displays the following information to show the
loading process is completed:
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
III. Loading host software
1) Select
1
in Boot Menu to load the host software of the switch. The system displays
the following information:
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):1
To load the host software through XModem, select
1
.
The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the Boot ROM program,
except that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of Boot ROM
loading.
