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20.3 Software Management
If you click System Manage -> Software Upgrade, the software management page appears.
20.3.1 Backing up the IOS Software
Figure 7 Backing up IOS
On this page the currently running software version is displayed. If you want to backup IOS, please click
“Backuping IOS”; then on the browser the file download dialog box appears; click “Save” to store the IOS file
to the disk of the PC, mobile storage device or other network location.
Note:
IOS
文件的缺省名称为
“Switch.bin”
,建议在备份时将其修改为易于识别和查找的名称。
20.3.2 Upgrading the IOS Software
Note:
1. Please make sure that your upgraded IOS matches the device type, because the matchable
IOS will not lead to the normal startup of the device.
2. The upgrade of IOS probabely takes one to two minutes; when the “updating” button is clicked,
the IOS files will be uploaded to the device.
3. If errors occur during upgrade, please do not restart the device or cut off the power of the
device, or the device cannot be started. Please try the upgrade again.
4. After the upgrade please save the configuration and then restart the device to run the new
IOS.
Figure 8 Upgrading the IOS software
The upgraded IOS is always used to solve the already known problems or to perfect a specific function. If you
device run normally, do not upgrade your IOS software frequently.
If IOS need be upgraded, please first enter the complete path of the new IOS files in the textbox on the right
of “Upgrading IOS”, or click the “Browsing” button and select the new IOS files on your computer, and then
click “Updating”.