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Downloading a Firmware Image

3-32 Basic Configuration

Anyotherterminalapplicationsmayworkbutarenotexplicitlysupported.

TheB5switchallowsyoutodownloadandstoredualimages.Thebackupimagecanbe

downloadedandselectedasthestartupimagebyusingthecommandsdescribedinthissection.

Downloading from a TFTP Server

ToperformaTFTPdownload,proceedasfollows:

1. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,settheswitch’sIPaddressusingthesetipaddresscommand

asdetailedin“setipaddress”onpage3‐10.

2. Downloadanewimagefileusingthecopycommandasdetailedin“copy ”

onpage3‐44.

Downloading via the Serial Port

Todownloadswitchfirmwareviatheserial(console)port,proceedasfollows:

1. Withtheconsoleportconnected,poweruptheswitch.Amessagesimilartothefollowing 

displays:

Version 01.00.29 05-09-2005

Computing MD5 Checksum of operational code...

Select an option. If no selection in 2 seconds then

operational code will start.

1 - Start operational code.

2 - Start Boot Menu.

Select (1, 2):2

Password: *************

2. Beforethebootupcompletes,type2toselect“StartBootMenu”.Use“administrator”forthe

Password.

Boot Menu Version 01.00.29 05-09-2005

Options available

1 - Start operational code

2 - Change baud rate

3 - Retrieve event log using XMODEM (64KB).

4 - Load new operational code using XMODEM

5 - Display operational code vital product data

6 - Run Flash Diagnostics

7 - Update Boot Code

8 - Delete operational code

9 - Reset the system

10 - Restore Configuration to factory defaults (delete config files)

11 - Set new Boot Code password

[Boot Menu] 2

3. Type2.Thefollowingbaudrateselectionscreendisplays:

Note: The “Boot Menu” password “administrator” can be changed using boot menu option 11.

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