Installation Manual
H3C S5500-EI Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 5 Boot ROM and Host Software Loading
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PC
FTP Client
Switch
Ethernet port
IP network
FTP Server
10.1.1.1
Figure 5-9
Load software using FTP remotely
1)
Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.
<H3C> ftp 10.1.1.1
Trying ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected.
220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user
User(none):S5500
331 Give me your password, please
Password:
230 Logged in successfully
[ftp] get S5500-EI.bin
[ftp] get S5500-EI.btm
[ftp] bye
2)
Update the Boot ROM program on the switch.
<H3C> bootrom update file S5500-EI.btm
This command will update BootRom file, Continue? [Y/N]y
Updating BootRom, please wait...
Upgrade Bootrom succeeded!
3)
Update the host software on the switch.
<H3C> boot-loader file S5500-EI.bin
<H3C> display boot-loader
The current boot app is: flash:/ S5500-EI.bin
The main boot app is: flash:/ S5500-EI.bin
The backup boot app is: flash:/ S5500-EIbak.bin
4)
Restart the switch.
<H3C> reboot
Note:
Before restarting the switch, make sure other configurations are all saved to avoid the
loss of configuration information.
After the steps above, the Boot ROM program and host software loading is completed.
Pay attention to the following points: