H3C WA2200 Series - Upgrading the Boot ROM Program through Command Lines

10-5
Figure 10-1 Relationship between the Boot ROM program and the system boot file
Start
Boot ROM runs
Press Ctrl+B
Run boot file
Enter Boot ROM
menu to upgrade the
Boot ROM program
or boot File
Yes
No
Select the Reboot option
to reboot the device
Enter CLI
Finish
The Boot ROM program and system boot file can both be upgraded through the Boot ROM menu or
command lines. The following sections describe the upgrading through command lines. For instructions
about how to upgrade them through the Boot ROM menu, see the installation menu of your AP.
Upgrading the Boot ROM Program Through Command Lines
Follow these steps to upgrade the Boot ROM program:
1) Copy the Boot ROM program to the root directory of the AP's storage medium using FTP or TFTP.
2) Use a command to specify the Boot ROM program for the next boot.
3) Reboot the AP to make the specified Boot ROM program take effect.
Follow these steps to upgrade the Boot ROM program:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Read, restore, back up, or upgrade
the Boot ROM program on the AP
bootrom
{
read
|
restore
|
backup
|
update file
file-url } [
all
|
part
]
Required
All contents of the Boot ROM file
are operated if the
all
and
part
keywords are not specified.
Available in user view.
z You must save the file for the next device boot under the root directory of the AP. You can copy or
move a file to change the path of it to the root directory.
z A backup boot file is not applicable to access points (AP.