Specifications

How to Upgrade Boot PROM
Use the Boot PROM Upgrade Wizard to easily upgrade the boot PROM images on your network devices.
Instructions on:
Preparing to Upgrade•
Performing an Upgrade•
Preparing to Upgrade
There are certain steps you must perform before you can upgrade your boot PROM images. The steps vary
depending on whether you are using a mapped file transfer server (as configured in the Services for NetSight
Server view of the Options window) or an alternate remote file transfer server (as configured in the Alternate
Firmware Servers view in the Options window) to perform the upgrade.
If you are using a mapped file transfer server:
You must have a TFTP or FTP server configured and running to perform the download operation. See
TFTP Server Setup or FTP Server Setup for instructions.
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Set the file transfer method for the devices you wish to upgrade. See How to Set a File Transfer
Method for instructions.
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Store the boot PROM images that you want to download in the default tftpboot\firmware\images
directory or a specified alternative firmware directory. See TFTP Server Setup or FTP Server Setup
for instructions on changing your firmware directory.
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Discover your firmware/boot PROM images and display them in the Firmware Mgmt tab. See
Firmware Discovery for instructions.
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If you are using an alternate remote file transfer server:
You must have the alternate server configured and running to perform the download operation. See
Configuring the Alternate Server for instructions.
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Set the file transfer method for the devices you wish to upgrade. See How to Set a File Transfer
Method for instructions.
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Store the boot PROM image that you want to download in a specified alternative firmware directory.•
Create firmware records to associate with the alternate server and add them to the Inventory Manager
database. In addition, you must assign the firmware record to the appropriate product families or
device types. See Creating and Assigning Firmware Records for instructions.
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Specify which alternate server a device will use when performing firmware downloads. See Setting
the Firmware Server for instructions.
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Once these steps have been performed, you are ready to use the Boot PROM Upgrade Wizard.
NOTE: The Boot PROM Upgrade Wizard can also be used to downgrade boot PROM to a previous
revision. Downgrading boot PROM is inherently risky due to possible feature differences between
revisions. Restoring configurations from different firmware revisions carries the same risk.
Should you need to downgrade your boot PROM to an earlier version, it is recommended that you
use one of the following two procedures:
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