Downloading Software with CLI
Downloading Software
3.Enter the “bootvar” command to determine which file contains the boot file. By default the inactive image area contains the newly downloaded boot file.
Console# show bootvar
Images currently | available on the FLASH | |
active | (selected for next boot) | |
| not active |
4.Enter the “boot system” command to change the booting image to the currently inactive image. In the example it is image 2 which has the latest downloaded boot file.
Console# boot system
5.Enter the “copy” command to download the system file.
Console# copy tftp://172.16.101.101/file1.ros image
Accessing file 'file1' on 172.16.101.101...
Loading file1 from 172.16.101.101:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
Copy: 6720861 bytes copied in 00:05:00 [hh:mm:ss]
6.Reboot the device. The device boots up with the updated boot and system files.
Stacking Member Software Download
Ensure the stack has been correctly connected as descibed in the Allied Telesis
•Download the software to an individual device in the stack. In this example the software is downloaded to the device defined as Stacking Member number 3.
•Download the software to all devices in the stack. The “*” character is used instead of the Stacking Member number.
•The software is downloaded to the device allocated as the Stacking Master, defined as Stacking Member number 1. The software is then copied from the Stacking Master to a specified Stacking Member.
Downloading Software to a Stacking Member
To download software an Stacking Member number 3 perform the following:
1.Power up the stack as described in the Allied Telesis
Console#
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