5-9
Please input the file attribute (main/backup/none):main
done!
If an application file with a specific attribute already exists when you set a new file with the attribute, the
attribute of the existing file becomes
none
after the new file becomes effective.
Loading Software Using TFTP through Ethernet Port
Introduction to TFTP
Trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP), a protocol in TCP/IP protocol suite, is used for trivial file transfer
between client and server. It uses UDP to provide unreliable data stream transfer service.
Loading Boot ROM software
Step1
Connect an Ethernet port (GigabitEthernet 1/0/25, for example) of the switch to the server (whose IP
address is available) that provides the file (usually the
.bin
file or the
.btm
file) to be downloaded, and
connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as shown in
Figure 5-7
.
Figure 5-7
Load Boot ROM software through TFTP/FTP
z
You can use one PC as both configuration device and TFTP server.
z
The TFTP/FTP server program is not provided with the S5500-SI series. Make sure that it is
available by yourself.
Step2
Run TFTP Server on the server connected with the switch’s Ethernet port, and specify the path of the
application file to be downloaded.
Step3
Run the terminal emulation program on the PC connected with the switch’s console port. Start the
switch and enter the Boot ROM menu. At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" select
6
in the Boot Menu
and then press
Enter
to enter the Boot ROM update menu shown below:
Bootrom update menu:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
