82 Configuring Dell™ PowerConnect™
4.
Enter the command
copy tftp://{tftp address}/{file name} image
to copy a new
system image to the switch.
When the new image is downloaded, it is saved in the area allocated for the other copy of system image
(image2, as given in the example). The following is an example of the information that appears:
console#copy tftp://10.254.24.64/pc62xxr0v34.stk image
Mode........................................... TFTP
Set TFTP Server IP............................. 10.254.24.64
TFTP Path...................................... ./
TFTP Filename.................................. PC8024v3.1.1.0.stk
Data Type...................................... Code
Destination Filename........................... image
Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y
5.
Select the image for the next boot by entering the
boot system
command. After this command,
enter the command
show version
to verify that the copy indicated as a parameter in the
boot
system
command is selected for the next boot.
The following is an example of the information that appears:
console#boot system image2
Activating image image2 ..
console>show version
Image Descriptions
image1 : default image
image2 :
Images currently available on Flash
--------------------------------------------------------------
unit image1 image2 current-active next-active
--------------------------------------------------------------
1 3.1.1.0 3.1.1.1 image1 image2
If the image for the next boot is not selected by entering the
boot system
command, the system
boots from the currently active image (image1, as given in the example).
6.
Enter the command
reload
. The following message displays:
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