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Installation Guide

QX-S5500G Series Ethernet Switches

6. Upgrading software

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6.4.2 Downloading software to the master switch

Before you start upgrading software images, make sure you have downloaded the

upgrading software files to the root directory in Flash memory. This section describes

downloading an “.ipe” software file as an example.

The following are ways to download, upload, or copy files to the master switch:

 FTP download from a server

 FTP upload from a client

 TFTP download from a server

I. Prerequisites

If FTP or TFTP is used, the IRF fabric and the PC working as the FTP/TFTP server or FTP

client can reach each other.

Prepare the FTP server or TFTP server program yourself for the PC. The switch series

does not come with these software programs.

II. FTP download from a server

You can use the switch as an FTP client to download files from an FTP server.

To download a file from an FTP server, for example, the server at 10.10.110.1:

1) Run an FTP server program on the server, configure an FTP username and password,

specify the working directory and copy the file, for example, newest.ipe, to the

directory.

2) Perform the ftp command in user view on the IRF fabric to access the FTP server.

<Switch> ftp 10.10.110.1

Trying 10.10.110.1...

Press CTRL+C to abort

Connected to 10.10.110.1(10.10.110.1).

220 FTP service ready.

User (10.10.110.1:(none)):username

331 Password required for username.

Password:

230 User logged in.

3) Enable the binary transfer mode.

ftp> binary

200 Type set to I.

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