Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide
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Follow the steps below to update the firmware image:
Step Command
Description
Step 1
firmware upgrade { tftp://ip-address/filename}
[normal | fallback]
firmware upgrade { usb:filename} [normal |
fallback]
Updates the firmware image from
remote a TFTP server.
Updates the firmware image from
external USB memory in SSE-X24S, SSE-
X3348S and SSE-X3348T switches.
The example below shows the commands used to configure a firmware upgrade.
SMIS# firmware upgrade tftp://100.100.100.1/SWITCH_FIRMWARE_1.0.15.bin normal
By default, a switch boots using the normal firmware image. To boot up using the fallback
firmware image, use the command “set boot-up {normal | fallback}”.
1.9.8
Boot-up Options
Supermicro switches support dual firmware images as “normal” and “fallback”. The switch boots up from
the normal firmware image by default. Users can also configure the switch to boot from the fallback
firmware image.
Follow the steps below to configure the switch boot-up firmware option.
Step Command
Description
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2
set boot-up {normal | fallback}
Configures the switch boot-up options.
Step 3
end
Exits the configuration mode.
Step 4
show system information
Displays
the
system
information
configuration.
The
boot-up
configuration is automatically stored as part of the startup-config file.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the switch boot-up options.
