Switch User Manual

Downloading a Firmware Image
3-32 Basic Configuration
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtosettheconsoleportbaudrateto19200:
C3(su)->set console baud 19200
Downloading a Firmware Image
YoucanupgradetheoperationalfirmwareintheSecureStackC3switchwithoutphysically
openingtheswitchorbeinginthesamelocation.Therearetwowaystodownloadfirmwaretothe
switch:
•ViaTFTPdownload.ThisprocedureusesaTFTPserverconnectedtothenetworkand
downloadsthefirmwareusingthe
TFTPprotocol.FordetailsonhowtoperformaTFTP
downloadusingthecopycommand,referto“copy”onpage3‐45.Forinformationonsetting
TFTPtimeoutandretryparameters,referto“settftptimeout”onpage3‐47and“settftp
retry”onpage3‐
48.
•Viatheserial(console)port.Thisprocedureisanout‐of‐bandoperationthatcopiesthe
firmwarethroughtheserialporttotheswi tch.Itshouldbeusedincaseswhenyoucannot
connecttheswitchtoperformthein‐bandcopydownl oadprocedureviaTFTP.Serialconsole
downloadhas
beensuccessfullytestedwiththefollowingapplications:
–HyperTerminalCopyright1999
–TeraTermProVersion2.3
Anyotherterminalapplicationsmayworkbutarenotexplicitlysupported.
TheC3switchallowsyoutodownloadandstoredualimages.Thebackupimagecanbe
downloadedandselectedasthestartupimagebyusingthe
commandsdescribedinthissection.
Downloading from a TFTP Server
ToperformaTFTPdownload,proceedasfollows:
1. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,settheswitch’sIPaddressusingthesetipaddresscommand
asdetailedin“setipaddress”onpage3‐11.
2. Downloadanewimagefileusingthecopycommandasdetailedin“copy”
onpage3‐45.
Downloading via the Serial Port
Todownloadswitchfirmwareviatheserial(console)port,proceedasfollows:
1. Withtheconsoleportconnected,poweruptheswitch.Thefollowingmessagedisplays:
Version 01.00.29 05-09-2005
Computing MD5 Checksum of operational code...
Select an option. If no selection in 2 seconds then
operational code will start.