Intel 480T, User Manual

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Software Upgrade
and Boot Options
This chapter describes the procedure for upgrading the Intel
®
NetStructure
™
480T Routing Switch software image. This chapter also
discusses how to save and load a primary and secondary image and
configuration file on the switch.
Downloading a New Image
The image file contains the executable code that runs on the switch. It
comes preinstalled from the factory. As new versions of the image are
released, you should upgrade the software running on your system.
The image is upgraded by using a download procedure from either a
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the network or from a PC
connected to the serial port using the XMODEM protocol. Downloading
a new image involves the following steps:
• Load the new image onto a TFTP server on your network (if you will be
using TFTP).
• Load the new image onto a PC (if you will be using XMODEM).
• Download the new image to the switch using the command
download image [xmodem | [<ipaddress> | <hostname>]
[<filename>] {primary | secondary}
where the following is true:
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