M A N A G E M E N T C O N S O L E
Data Device Corporation
FC-76000 Manual
www.ddc-web.com
Rev A-01/10-0
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Figure 34. Flash Programming Main Menu
4.2.8.1 Fabric Chip
The screen in Figure 35 displays after the Download Fabric Chip choice is selected
from the main Flash Programming menu. If the user enters “Y” the fabric chip portion
of the flash is erased and then the screen prompts the user to start the Xmodem
upload at the terminal emulator.
Note:
The switch’s software is contained in the fabric chip, so an update of the
fabric chip FPGA code will also update the software.
Warning:
Do not turn off power to the switch after the Flash section has been
erased. If power is lost after the flash section is erased and before the
new code is downloaded, the switch will have to jumpered to use its
back-up flash area to recover.
Figure 35. Fabric Chip Erase Prompt
The screen in Figure 36 shows the results of a successful Xmodem transfer. The
switch initiated the transfer handshake when the user pressed the “enter” key after
the “Press Enter to continue>” prompt. The multiple lines of the rectangular control
characters indicate the transfer handshake start. The user then started the Xmodem
upload from the terminal emulator: this took a number of seconds which is inferred
from the amount of the rectangular control characters shown on the screen. Once the
download to the switch starts, the control characters stop. Note that the download
will take approximately 10 minutes through the serial port but a much shorter period
of time through the Ethernet port.
*** FLASH PROGRAMMING MENU ***
1 Download Fabric Chip
2 Download Port Chip
3 Store Current Config
4 Load Default Config
5 User/Password Setup
9 Reboot the Switch!!!
(WARNING! These selections will erase part
of switch nonvolatile memory)
Type Selection & Press Enter to Continue('q' to quit)>
*** PROGRAM FLASH - FABRIC CHIP FILE ***
This function ERASES Flash memory...continue(Y/N)?
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