Upgrading PowerConnect Switches from Version 2.x.x.x or 3.x.x.x or
4.x.x.x or 5.x.x.x to 5.1.9.3 Firmware
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Switch Recovery Example
1. Connect a serial cable to the serial port (8-No Parity-1-9600-No Flow Control)
2. Power cycle the switch
3. When the boot menu appears, select 2 – Start Boot Menu
Boot Menu 3.1.4.5
Select an option. If no selection in 10 seconds then
operational code will start.
1 - Start operational code.
2 - Start Boot Menu.
Select (1, 2):2
Boot Menu 3.1.4.5
Options available
1 - Start operational code
2 - Change baud rate
3 - Retrieve event log using XMODEM
4 - Load new operational code using XMODEM
5 - Display operational code vital product data
6 - Abort boot code update
7 - Update boot code
8 - Delete backup image
9 - Reset the system
10 - Restore configuration to factory defaults (delete config files)
11 - Activate Backup Image
12 - Password Recovery Procedure
13 - Reformat and restore file system
4. If not already loaded, download the firmware to the switch using Xmodem 1K block size (Select option 4 -
Load new operational code using XMODEM).
HyperTerminal supports Xmodem-1K and is distributed with
Microsoft Windows®. Information on how to operate HyperTerminal can be obtained here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784492%28WS.10%29.aspx
Boot Menu 3.1.4.5
Options available
1 - Start operational code
2 - Change baud rate
3 - Retrieve event log using XMODEM
4 - Load new operational code using XMODEM
5 - Display operational code vital product data
6 - Abort boot code update
7 - Update boot code
8 - Delete backup image
9 - Reset the system
10 - Restore configuration to factory defaults (delete config files)
11 - Activate Backup Image
12 - Password Recovery Procedure
13 - Reformat and restore file system
[Boot Menu] 4
Ready to receive the file with XMODEM/CRC....
Ready to RECEIVE File xcode.bin in binary mode
Send several Control-X characters to cancel before transfer starts.