Specifications

Downloading a New Firmware Image
3-38 Basic Configuration
Downloading a New 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3‐50.Forinformationonsetting
TFT Ptimeoutandretryparameters,referto“settftptimeout”onpage3‐51and“settftp 
retry”onpage3‐
52.
•Viatheserial(console)port.Thisprocedureisanout‐of‐bandoperationthatcopiesthe
firmwarethroughtheserialporttotheswitch.Itshouldbeusedincaseswhenyoucannot
connecttheswitchtoperformthein‐bandcopydownload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3‐10.
2. Downloadanewimagefileusingthe copycommandas detailedin“copy”
onpage3‐50.
Downloading via the Serial Port
Todownloadswitchfirmwareviatheserial(console)port,proceedasfol lows:
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.
1 - Start operational code.
2 - Start Boot Menu.
Select (1, 2):2
Password: *************
2. Beforethebootupcompletes,type2toselect“StartBootMenu” .Use“administrator”for
thePassword.
Note: The above “Boot Menu” password “administrator” can be changed using boot menu option
11.