Installation Manual
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 Software Maintenance
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Note:
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If you do not specify the backup boot file but the main boot file only, the system
boots with the main boot file. If the main boot file has an error, the system randomly
chooses an application file for booting.
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If you do not specify the main boot file but the backup boot file only, the system
boots with the backup boot file.
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If you specify neither the main boot file nor the backup boot file, the system
randomly chooses an application file for booting.
6.2.6 Updating Boot ROM Through a File on the Flash
1)
Download the host software package containing the Boot ROM program onto the
switch.
Note:
You can download the host software through the Boot menu or command lines.
2) Enter the Boot menu. After the system prompts “Enter your choice(0-5):”, press
Ctrl
+
U
and then press
Enter
to enter the Boot ROM update menu.
bootrom update menu:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
4. Update through file in device
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-4):
3) Select
4
from the Boot ROM update menu to upgrade the Boot ROM program
through a file on the Flash memory. Press
Enter
and the system displays the
following information:
Flash:/
File Number File Size(bytes) File Name
========================================================
0(*). 23250494 update.app
1. 3443 config.cfg
Flash Free Space : 41804800 bytes
The current application file is: update.app
