
Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port
Introductin to TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer between client and server. It provides a simple and
Loading a Boot ROM file
Complete the following tasks to load a Boot ROM file using TFTP through an Ethernet port (For details about the HyperTerminal, refer to “Setting Terminal Parameters” on page
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| Set up the configuration environment | Connect the switch to the TFTP server through |
| an Ethernet port, and to a PC through the | |
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| console port. The PC and the TFTP server can |
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| Run the TFTP Server program on the sever | Required |
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| Run the terminal emulation program on the PC |
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| connected with the switch’s console port. Start the |
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| switch and enter the Boot ROM menu. Then enter | Required |
| the protocol parameter setting menu. | Log in to the switch through the HyperTerminal |
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| Enter the protocol parameter setting menu | and configure the protocol for uploading the |
| Boot ROM file. | |
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| Configure the switch to upload the Boot ROM file | |
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| Update the Boot ROM file on the switch | Required |
| Update the Boot ROM file on the switch. | |
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| Restart the switch to make the updated Boot ROM | Required |
| file effective | Restart the switch to make the updated Boot |
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1)Set up the configuration environment
Connect an Ethernet port of the switch to the server (whose IP address is available) that provides the file (usually the .bin file) to be downloaded, and connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as
shown in Figure