Specifications

728 ExtremeWare XOS 10.1 Command Reference Guide
Configuration and Image Commands
download image
download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename> {[{vr} <vrid>]}
Description
Downloads a new version of the ExtremeWare XOS software image.
Syntax Description
Default
Stores the downloaded image in the selected partition.
Usage Guidelines
Prior to downloading an image, you must place the new image in a file on a TFTP server on your
network. Unless you include a path with the filename, this command assumes that the file resides in the
same directory as the TFTP server itself.
The switch comes with one software image preinstalled from the factory and can store up to two
images: a primary and a secondary. When downloading a new image, you select which partition
(primary or secondary) to install the new image. If you do not specify a partition, the software image is
downloaded and installed into the current (active) partition. If you want to install the software image to
the alternate partition, you must specify that partition before downloading the image.
The software image file is a .tgz file, and this file contains the executable code.
Use of the <hostname> parameter requires that DNS be enabled.
Step 1—Viewing the Partition. To view your selected and booted partition, use the following
command:
show switch
Output from this command includes the selected and booted images and if they are in the primary or
the secondary partition.
Step 2—Selecting the Partition. To specify the partion to use when downloading an image, use the
following command:
use image {partition} <partition>
Step 3—Downloading and Installing the Image. To download the image, use the following
command:
download image [<hostname> | <ipaddress>] <filename> {[{vr} <vrid>]}
hostname Specifies the hostname of the TFTP server from which the image should be
obtained.
ipaddress Specifies the IP address of TFTP server from which the image should be
obtained.
filename Specifies the filename of the new image.
vrid Specifies the name of the virtual router.