Operation Manual – System Maintenance and Debugging
Quidway S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 BootROM and Host Software Loading
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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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!
III. Loading host software
Follow these steps to load the host software:
Step 1: Select <1> in Boot Menu. 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):
The subsequent steps are the same as those for loading the BootROM program,
except for that the system gives the prompt for host software loading instead of
BootROM loading.
1.3 Remote Software Loading
If your terminal is not directly connected to the switch, you can telnet to the switch, and
use FTP or TFTP to load BootROM and host software remotely.
1.3.1 Remote Loading Using FTP
As shown in Figure 1-8, a PC is used as both the configuration device and the FTP
server. You can telnet to the switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download
the host program s3100.bin and the BootROM program s3100.btm from the remote
FTP server (with an IP address 10.1.1.1) to the switch.
FTP client
Switch
PC
Ethernet port
FTP
1
server
0.1.1.1
Internet
Internet
FTP client
Switch
PC
Ethernet port
FTP
1
server
0.1.1.1
Internet
Internet
Figure 1-8
Remote loading using FTP
Step 1: Download the software to the switch using FTP commands.