Step1 Connect an Ethernet port (GigabitEthernet 1/0/25, for example) of the switch to the server (whose IP address is available) that provides the file (usually the .bin file or the .btm file) to be downloaded, and connect the console port of the switch to a PC, as shown in Figure
Step2 Run FTP Server on the server connected with the switch’s Ethernet port, configure the FTP username and password, and specify the path of the application file to be downloaded.
Step3 Run the terminal emulation program on the PC connected with the switch’s console port. Start the switch and enter the Boot ROM menu. At the prompt "Enter your
Bootrom update menu:
1.Set TFTP protocol parameter
2.Set FTP protocol parameter
3.Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0.Return to boot menu
Enter your
Step4 Enter 2 in the above menu to download the Boot ROM software using FTP. Then set the following
Load File name | :update.btm |
Switch IP address | :10.1.1.2 |
Server IP address | :10.1.1.1 |
FTP User Name | :4210G |
FTP User Password | :123 |
The parameters are described in Table
Table
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Load File name | : | Name of the file to be downloaded | |
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Switch IP address |
| IP address of the switch | |
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Server IP address | : | IP address of the FTP server | |
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FTP User Name |
| Username for logging in to the FTP server, which should be consistent | |
| with that configured on the FTP server. | ||
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FTP User Password | Password for logging in to the FTP server, which should be consistent | ||
with that configured on the FTP server. | |||
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Step5 Press Enter after inputting the information above. The system displays the following information:
Are you sure you want to download file to flash? Yes or No(Y/N)
Step6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the program. Upon completion, the system displays the following information:
Loading | done |
Bootrom updating | done! |
