Quick Reference Guide

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Figure 3-21. Logging In and Using the enable Command
2. Set the management IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, as described in Setting the
Management IP Address on page 39.
3. Make sure that you have a port enabled in the management VLAN. See Enabling Ports on page 38.
4. Ping the gateway to ensure access to the server from which to download the software image.
Figure 3-22. Using the ping Command
5. Ping the TFTP server from which you wish to download the software image:
6. Download the software image by using the
copy command:
Figure 3-23. Downloading New Software
Force10
User:admin
Password:
NOTE: Enter '?' for Command Help. Command help displays all options that are valid for
the 'normal' and 'no' command forms. For the syntax of a particular command form,
please consult the documentation.
Force10 >enable
Password:
Force10 #ping 10.10.1.254
Send count=3, Receive count=3 from 10.16.1.254
Force10 #ping 10.16.1.56
Send count=3, Receive count=3 from 10.16.1.56
Force10 #copy tftp://10.16.1.56/f10r1v1m6.opr image1
Mode........................................... TFTP
Set TFTP Server IP............................. 10.16.1.56
TFTP Path...................................... ./
TFTP Filename.................................. f10r1v1m6.opr
Data Type...................................... Code
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y
TFTP code transfer starting
TFTP receive complete... storing in Flash File System...
File transfer operation completed successfully.
Force10 #
The file name extension is either .opr or
.bin, depending on the release.
Address of TFTP server
Before v.2.5.1, the syntax for downloading an
image was “system:image”.