Upgrading the switch-module software
You can upgrade the switch-module software by using a TFTP server application.
Typically, this software runs as an application under your operating system. Make
sure that this software is installed on your server; then, download the software
images from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ into a directory on your
TFTP server. Enable the TFTP server and set its default directory to the one where
the image is.
To transfer the software image files from the TFTP server to the switch, you can
establish a Telnet session through the management module. Ping the TFTP server
to make sure that you have a connection. The Telnet session performs optimally if
all three network entities (TFTP server, management module, and switch IP
addresses) are on the same subnet. Otherwise, you must use a router and configure
a gateway address on the switch. Use the management-module interface to
configure the IP addresses of the management module external interface (eth0) and
the switch module so that they are both on the same subnet as the TFTP server.
Examples of IP addresses and masks are described in the following table.
Network entity
IP address
Mask
TFTP server
192.168.2.178
255.255.255.0
Management module (eth0)
192.168.2.237
255.255.255.0
Switch-module current IP
configuration
192.168.2.51
255.255.255.0
Note:
With this configuration, you can ping the switch module from the TFTP
server.
Use the management-module interface to start a Telnet session, as described in the
following steps. The requirements for running a Telnet session are described in
Chapter 6, “Configuring the switch module,” on page 27.
1.
Log on to the management module as described in the
IBM BladeCenter
Advanced Management Module User’s Guide
. The login window opens.
2.
From the
I/O Module Tasks
menu, click
Configuration
→
Bay X
→
Advanced
Configuration
. The Advanced Configuration window opens.
3.
To start a Telnet session, click
Start Telnet/Web Session
.
To upgrade the switch-module software, complete the following steps:
1.
Log in to the switch module.
2.
At the CLI prompt, type the following command and press Enter.
/boot/gtimg imageX TADDR zzzzz
where
imagex
is the image to install and
zzzzz
is the operating-system image
file name.
3.
Reset and restart the switch module as described in “Resetting and restarting
the switch module” on page 37.
4.
At the CLI prompt, type the following command and press Enter.
/boot/gtimg boot TADDR yyyy
Where
yyyy
is the boot image file name.
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