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25 FIRMWARE COMMANDS
This section describes commands used to upgrade firmware via a TFTP
server.
firmware load This command loads new firmware from a TFTP server using an IPv4
address.
SYNTAX
firmware load tftp-server file-name
tftp-server - TFTP server’s IPv4 address. Valid IP addresses consist
of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
file-name - The name of the file to load from the TFTP server. The
destination file name should not contain slashes (\ or /), the leading
letter of the file name should not be a period (.). (Valid characters:
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, “.”, “-”, “_”)
COMMAND USAGE
◆ You can upgrade the switch’s system firmware by specifying a software
file provided for the switch.
◆ After the software image is uploaded, a message announces that the
firmware update has been initiated. After about a minute, the firmware
is updated and the switch is rebooted.
C
AUTION
:
While the firmware is being updated, the switch cannot be
accessed through any management protocol. The front LED flashes Green/
Off at a frequency of 10 Hz while the firmware update is in progress. Do
not reset or power off the device at this time or the switch may fail to
function afterwards.
EXAMPLE
Firmware>load 192.168.2.19 0_7_smbstax_estax_34.dat
Downloaded "0_7_smbstax_estax_34.dat", 1812567 bytes
Master initiated software updating starting
Table 56: Firmware Commands
Command Function
firmware load Loads new firmware from an IPv4 TFTP server
firmware ipv6 load Loads new firmware from an IPv6 TFTP server
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