NETGEAR FSM726 - ProSafe Managed Switch, Setup Manual

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700 Series Software Manual v2.1
Web-Based Management Interface 5-29
Advanced > Advanced Tools > Software Upgrade
Figure 5-30: Advanced Tools, Software Upgrade menu
This menu provides you with the ability to upgrade the software for the switch through a variety of
options using TFTP protocol.
If new improvements to the switch software become available, this menu enables you to upgrade
to the new software. Once the IP address of the TFTP and the path location of the new software
image file is properly configured, you can choose to boot the switch using one of three options.
Please refer to
Chapter 3, “Software Upgrade Procedure” when updating software.
Net option
This option allows the user to try out a new image before upgrading. It requires a TFTP filename
and a server IP address to retrieve the specified image from the given IP address. The new image
will not overwrite the one in non-volatile memory. This is the recommended first step.
Net & save option
This option requires the same setup as the Net option, i.e. TFTP server and a new image. However,
it copies the image to non-volatile memory and then the system boots from non-volatile memory.
Warning : The previous image in non-volatile memory will be lost when this procedure completes.
Last Saved option