3Com 2900 manual Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port, Introduction to FTP

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The procedure of loading an application file is similar to that of loading a Boot ROM file. The difference lies in that the system displays the prompt of loading the application file rather than the Boot ROM file.

After loading the application file, the switch displays that you should configure the application attribute, that is, main, backup, or none. Type a specific attribute to complete loading the application file.

Writing flash..................................................................

................Done!

Please input the file attribute (Main/Backup/None) M

Done!

If an application file with a specific attribute already exists when you set a new file with the attribute, the attribute of the existing file becomes none after the new file becomes effective.

Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port

Introduction to FTP

The switch can serve as an FTP client by using its Ethernet port to download the system application and configuration files.

Loading a Boot ROM file

Complete the following tasks to load a Boot ROM file using FTP through an Ethernet port (For details about the HyperTerminal, refer to “Setting Terminal Parameters” on page 4-2):

 

 

Task

 

Remarks

 

 

 

 

Required

 

 

Set up the configuration environment

 

Connect the switch to the TFTP server through

 

 

 

an Ethernet port, and to a PC through the

 

 

 

 

console port. The PC and the TFTP server can

 

 

 

 

be the same device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run the FTP Server program on the server

 

Required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run the terminal emulation program on the PC

 

 

 

 

connected with the switch’s console port. Start

 

 

 

 

the switch and enter the Boot ROM menu, and

 

Required

 

 

then enter the protocol parameter setting menu.

 

Log in to the switch through the HyperTerminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the protocol parameter setting menu

 

and configure the protocol for uploading the

 

 

 

Boot ROM file.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configure the switch to load the Boot ROM file

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

through FTP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update the Boot ROM file on the switch

 

Required

 

 

 

Update the Boot ROM file on the switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restart the switch to make the updated Boot

 

Required

 

 

 

Restart the switch to make the updated Boot

 

 

ROM file effective

 

 

 

 

ROM file effective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents 3Com Baseline Switch 2900 Family Environmental Statement Conventions About This ManualOrganization Manual Description Related DocumentationObtaining Documentation Table of Contents Page Product Overview IntroductionPage 3Com Baseline Switch 2920-SFP Plus Power Supply SystemFront Panel Rear Panel3Com Baseline Switch 2928-SFP Plus 3Com Baseline Switch 2952-SFP Plus 3Com Baseline Switch 2928-PWR Plus 3Com Baseline Switch 2928-HPWR Plus Specification PortsConsole Port 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet PortTransceiver Central Connector Type 1000Base-X SFP InterfaceFiber Max Transmis Sion DistanceRPS Status LED Power LEDLEDs 10/100/1000Base-T Auto-Sensing Ethernet Port Status LED Port Mode LEDPort Ethernet port status Switch model Mode Meaning LED 1000Base-X SFP Interface Status LED Installation Preparations Safety PrecautionsInstallation Site Temperature/HumidityLaser Safety Electromagnetic SusceptibilityDust concentration limit in the equipment room Gas Maximum concentration mg/mInstallation Tools Model Mounting bracket Description Installing a SwitchIntroduction to Mounting Brackets Attaching the Mounting Brackets to a Switch Model Mounting position Description See -6 , FigureMounting the Switch to a Rack Page When a Grounding Strip is Available Mounting the Switch on a WorkbenchConnecting the Pgnd Cable Page When the switch is AC-powered Where a Grounding Conductor Can be BuriedOther Installation Sites Connecting the Power Cord Connecting an AC Power CordVerifying the Installation Connecting an RPS DC Power CordPage Initial Power-On Setting Up the Configuration EnvironmentConnecting the Console Cable RJ-45 Signal Direction DB-9Setting Terminal Parameters Connection Procedure4Set the serial port used by the HyperTerminal connection 6HyperTerminal window Powering On the Switch Booting the SwitchChecking Before Power-On Describes the fields above 2Description on the fields Changing the Boot Mode Enter 9. The system prompts you to change the startup modeEnter Y. The system displays the following information User interface aux0 is available Press Enter to get started Loading Software Approaches for Loading Application and Configuration FilesLoading Files Through the Boot ROM Menu Introduction to the Boot ROM Menu Introduction to Xmodem Loading Files Using Xmodem Through Console PortLoading a Boot ROM file Task Remarks Change the rate of the serial port on the terminalDescription Page 2Properties dialog box 5Transfer menu Restoring the download rate to the default Page Loading Files Using Tftp Through Ethernet Port Introductin to TftpLoad File Name Loading an application file Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port Introduction to FTPParameters are described in Table 5Description of the FTP parameters Loading an application file Maintenance and Troubleshooting Password LossUser Password Loss Boot ROM Password LossPower Supply Failure With AC power inputWith RPS power input With both AC and RPS power suppliesTroubleshooting when the terminal display is illegible Configuration Terminal FailureTroubleshooting when there is no terminal display
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