Product specifications

Foundry/Brocade FESX624 and FESX424 2XG
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Setting Up IP-Helper Addresses for DHCP
To use DHCP on the clients that are connected to the Avid Production switch you must add an IP Helper Address
to each VLAN. The IP Helper Address points the hosts to the DHCP Server that is on the house network.
To set up IP helper addressed for DHCP:
1. Use your terminal emulation program or telnet into switch.
2. SwitchHostName >
en
3. SwitchHostName# conf t
4. SwitchHostName(config)# int ve n (where n is the router-interface #)
5. SwitchHostName(config-vif-n)#
ip helper-address 1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where x’s equal the IP address
of the DHCP Server)
6. SwitchHostName(config-vif-n)#
exit
7. SwitchHostName(config)#
exit
8. SwitchHostName# wr mem
n
Repeat this for each VLAN that requires it.
9. SwitchHostName# exit
Upgrading Firmware
This firmware upgrade procedure is included in this section is for reference and much of the procedure applies to
normal upgrade process.
This procedure explains how to load Firmware and Boot ROM for the Foundry/Brocade FESX) switch. This
procedure uses an IP address on the switch of 192.168.10.2. You might need to change the IP address written in
the procedure to match your IP scheme. Switches that have not been configured with an Avid file are likely to use
VLAN 1 with the IP address of 209.157.22.154.
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If you are using the System Director (not a laptop) to perform the operation, write down the original NIC address.
You will need to change it back after loading the configuration file.
Prerequisites for loading the Firmware and Boot ROM:
• TFTP loaded on the system you are using (can get from the Internet)
• Copy of the Firmware and Boot ROM files for the release to the root of the C drive (or to the path at which
your TFTP program is defaulting). Those files are the following:
- xxx_filename.bin (sample boot code)
- yyy_filename.bin (sample flash code)
To load the Firmware and Boot ROM from a system:
1. SwitchHostName# type copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 xxx_filename.bin bootrom
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See flash memory write, when finished will say Flash Done.
2. SwitchHostName# type copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 yyy_filename.bin pri
3. SwitchHostName# type copy tftp fl 192.168.10.1 yyy_filename.bin sec