3Com Baseline Switch 2920-SFP Plus - Loading Files Using TFTP through Ethernet Port

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Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port
Introductin to TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer between client and server.
It provides a simple and low-overhead file transfer service. TFTP provides unreliable data transfer over
UDP.
Loading a Boot ROM file
Complete the following tasks to load a Boot ROM file using TFTP through an Ethernet port (For details
about the HyperTerminal, refer to “
Setting Terminal Parameters” on page 4-2):
Task Remarks
Set up the configuration environment
Required
Connect the switch to the TFTP server through
an Ethernet port, and to a PC through the
console port. The PC and the TFTP server can
be the same device.
Run the TFTP Server program on the sever Required
Run the terminal emulation program on the PC
connected with the switch’s console port. Start the
switch and enter the Boot ROM menu. Then enter
the protocol parameter setting menu.
Enter the protocol parameter setting menu
Configure the switch to upload the Boot ROM file
through TFTP
Required
Log in to the switch through the HyperTerminal
and configure the protocol for uploading the
Boot ROM file.
Update the Boot ROM file on the switch
Required
Update the Boot ROM file on the switch.
Restart the switch to make the updated Boot ROM
file effective
Required
Restart the switch to make the updated Boot
ROM file effective.
1) Set up the configuration environment
Connect an Ethernet port of the switch to the server (whose IP address is available) that provides the
file (usually the .bin file) to be downloaded, and connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as
shown in
Figure 5-8.
Figure 5-8 Load applications using TFTP through Ethernet port