Installation Manual
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 Software Maintenance
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6.3 Upgrading Through Command Lines
If your terminal is connected to the switch over a network, you can upgrade the Boot
ROM program and host software through command lines.
6.3.1 Upgrading Using FTP
Run the FTP Server on the local PC (assume its IP address is 10.10.110.1). Ensure that
you have configured the username and password and set the correct file directory. Log
into the switch through Telnet or the console port, and then download the host software
package to the switch using FTP.
Assume that:
z
The main boot file is SWITCH002.app.
z
The active host software is SWITCH001.app.
Follow these steps after logging into the switch.
1)
Download the software to the switch using FTP.
<H3C> ftp 10.10.110.1
Trying ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected to 10.10.110.1
220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user
User(none):liujidong
331 Give me your password, please
Password:
230 Logged in successfully
[ftp] binary
[ftp] get SWITCH002.app
[ftp] bye
Note:
You may also download two copies of the host software package and specify one as
the main boot file and the other as the backup boot file.
2)
Upgrade the Boot ROM program.
<H3C> bootrom update file flash:/ SWITCH002.app slot 0
This command will update bootrom file on the specified board(s), Continue?
[Y/N]:y
Now updating bootrom, please wait...
Start accessing bootflash chip...