Specifications

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Software Upgrade and Boot Options
where file-name specifies the name of the configuration file to delete.
After you delete a file from the system, it is no longer available
Using TFTP to Download the Configuration
You can download ASCII files that contain XOS configurations to the switch to modify the switch
configuration. To download the configuration, use the following command:
tftp <ip_address> -g -r <remote_file>
where the following is true:
• ip_address—Is the IP address of the TFTP server.
• -g—Gets the specified file from the TFTP server and copies it to the local host.
• remote_file—Specifies the name of the configuration file that you want to retrieve from the TFTP
server.
If you download a configuration file and see the following message:
Error: Transfer timed out
check to make sure that you entered the file name correctly, including the .cfg extension, and that you
entered the correct IP address for the TFTP server.
Configurations are downloaded and saved into switch non-volatile memory. The configuration is
applied after you reboot the switch.
If the configuration currently running in the switch does not match the configuration that the switch
used when it originally booted, an asterisk (*) appears before the command line prompt when using the
CLI.
Accessing the Bootloader
The Bootloader of the switch initializes certain important switch variables during the boot process. In
the event the switch does not boot properly, some boot option functions can be accessed through the
Bootloader.
Interaction with the Bootloader is only required under special circumstances, and should be done only
under the direction of Extreme Networks Customer Support. The necessity of using these functions
implies a non-standard problem which requires the assistance of Extreme Networks Customer Support.
To access the Bootloader, follow these steps:
1 Attach a serial cable to the console port of the switch.
2 Attach the other end of the serial cable to a properly configured terminal or terminal emulator,
power cycle the switch and depress any ASCII key on the keyboard of the terminal during the boot
up process.