HP 6125G - Accessing the Bootware Menu; Table 6 Bootware Menus

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To upgrade the BootWare, use one of the following methods:
 Using TFTP through the management Ethernet port
 Using FTP through the management Ethernet port
 Using Xmodem through the console port
TIP:
Upgrading through an Ethernet port is faster than through the console port.
Accessing the BootWare menu
Connect a configuration terminal such as a PC to the console port of the switch with a console cable, run
the terminal emulation program on the PC, and power on the switch.
Upon power-on, the switch runs the BootWare program and displays the following information:
Starting......
Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC BOOT MENU
Press Ctrl+T to start memory test
Booting Normal Extend BootWare.
The Extend BootWare is self-decompressing...................................
....Done!
The BootWare program is stored in the built-in flash. It consists of one basic segment and one extended
segment. The basic segment enables the system to complete basic initialization, and the extended
segment bootstraps the system software image.
Table 6 lists the menus that each segment provides and the major tasks you can perform from these
menus. You can access these menus only during system startup.
Table 6 BootWare menus
BootWare
segment
Menu
Tasks
Reference
Basic
BASIC-BOOTWARE
 Modify serial port parameters.
 Upgrade BootWare.
 Start the primary or backup
BootWare extended segment.
Using the
BASIC-BOOTWARE menu
Basic
BASI-ASSISTANT
Perform RAM test.
Accessing the
BASIC-ASSISTANT menu
Extended
EXTEND-BOOTWARE
 Upgrade system software.
 Manage files.
 Access the system when the console
login password is lost.
 Clear user privilege passwords.
Using the
EXTEND-BOOTWARE
menu