5
Downloading Software
How To Download the OS
Use this procedure if you need to download a new OS version to your Switch
2000 and the FDDI Module. The procedure describes how to use a personal
computer (PC) to download the OS. (If you are using a UNIX workstation,
refer to the Note on page 6.) The files used in this procedure are described
under “Software Sources and Content” on page 3.
1.
Do one of the following:
•
If the source of you OS files is the disk shipped with the FDDI Module,
copy the files from the disk into the DOS directory you will use for
downloading to the switch. Then go to step 2.
•
If the source of your OS files is the self-extracting
j3100a.exe
file
from an electronic source (see “Software Sources and Content” on
page 3):
i.
Copy the
j3100.exe
file into the DOS directory you will use
for downloading to the switch. (If you are using a UNIX worksta-
tion, refer to the Note on page 6.)
ii.
Run the file to decompress and extract its contents.
2.
Download the software upgrade by using one of the following methods:
•
TFTP download using a TFTP server and the
Download OS
option in the Switch 2000 console interface:
This is the recom-
mended download method if you have TFTP server access to the
Switch 2000. Refer to the instructions in appendix A, “Downloading
an Operating System”, in the
Console User’s Guide
you received with
your Switch 2000. For this option, use the form
filename
.swi
for the
Remote File Name
parameter. (The
filename
.fdd
file
will automatically be used if an FDDI Module is already installed in
the Switch 2000.)
•
Switch update utility:
Refer to the instructions in the
readme.txt
file provided with the update utility.
3.
If you are performing a first-time installation of an FDDI Module, go on to
“Installing the Module in an Unused Slot” on page 7.
