Installation Manual
H3C SecPath F100-A Firewall
Chapter 5 Software Maintenance
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Step 2: Select
1
in the Boot ROM operation menu to download the Boot ROM program
using XModem. The subsequent operation steps are the same as those upgrading the
application program.
Caution:
If you fail to upgrade the entire Boot ROM program, you cannot restore it on site.
Therefore, you can only upgrade the entire Boot ROM program under the direction of
technical support engineers and when it is urgently necessary.
III. Upgrading the extended segment of the Boot ROM program
Step 1: Enter the Boot menu, and select
7
to enter the Boot ROM operation menu.
Step 2: Select
2
in the Boot ROM operation menu to download the extended segment
of Boot ROM with XModem. The subsequent operation steps are the same as those for
upgrading the application program.
Caution:
This upgrade approach is used to upgrade only a portion of the Boot ROM program, so
you may make a second attempt once an error occurs.
5.3 Backing Up and Restoring the Extended Segment of the
Boot ROM
I. Backing up the extended segment to Flash memory
Follow these steps to back up the Boot ROM program.
Step 1: Enter the Boot menu, and select
7
to enter the Boot ROM operation menu.
Step 2: Select
4
in the Boot ROM operation menu to copy the current extended
segment of the Boot ROM program to the Flash memory.
Backup Extended Segment, are you sure?[Y/N]
Enter
Y
and the system starts backing up the extended segment.
If the backup attempt is successful, the following message appears:
Writing to FLASH.Please wait...####
Backuping Boot ROM program to FLASH successed!