IBM TotalStorage L10, Cli Reference Manual

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004
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Chapter 5. Firmware menu (root/fw)
This section displays the current and alternate firmware versions, enables you to select
which firmware version to run the next time the switch is reset, and provides a means to
load new firmware on the switch.
Menu commands
Loading a new image using TFTP (root/fw/tftp)
This command loads a new firmware image from the host system to the switch through a
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the switch.
To download firmware from a binary file using TFTP:
1. From the Firmware menu (root/fw), type
tftp
and press E
NTER
. The following
message appears:
2. For Windows workstations, open a new DOS window and locate the directory
containing the new firmware, type the following (where
IPaddress
is the switch’s IP
Address and
filename
is the name of the binary firmware file):
tftp -i <IPaddress> put <filename.bin> m:
and press E
NTER
.
Within a few seconds, the “Transfer successful” message appears in the window. (If
this message does not appear, verify that the file location and name were properly
entered, and repeat the transfer.)
3. In the terminal session window, type
1
to verify and store the new firmware.
The “Program Load Successful” message appears.
Table 31. Firmware menu commands
Command Description
Additional
Information
1. tftp Loads a new firmware image using TFTP. See page 63.
2. xmodem Loads a new firmware image using XMODEM. See page 64.
3. revert Changes the alternate image to the active image
after the switch is reset. See page 65.
4. show Displays the current firmware information. See page 65.
5. reset Resets the switch. See page 65.
6. .. Returns to the previous menu. See page 10.
7. ? Displays additional information on a command. See page 10.
Figure 3. TFTP download message
Start TFTP Transfer to m: from host shell.
Example: c:\tftp -i 192.168.11.171 put filename.bin m:
After transfer, select one of the following:
1) Verify and Store
2) Abort