3Com 5500G, 4210 Configuring a Switch, As Tftp Client, Flash memory before downloading the file

	Configuring a Switch as TFTP Client 309
	<3Com> boot boot-loader switch.bin
	<3Com> reboot
Complete Configuration	#
	vlan 1
	#
	interface Vlan-interface1
	ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.0.0
Precautions	■ If the free Flash memory of the switch is not enough for downloading the
	application file from the FTP server, remove those unused applications from the
	Flash memory before downloading the file.
	■ It is not recommended to directly remove applications in use. If removing some
	applications in use is a must to get enough space, you can use the BootROM
	menu to remove them.
Configuring a Switch	Compared with FTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) features simple interactive
as TFTP Client	interface with no authentication control and is therefore applicable to the
	networks where client-server interactions are relatively simple.
Network Diagram	Figure 104 Network diagram for configuring a switch as TFTP client
	IP network

Networking and

Configuration

Requirements

Applicable Products

Switch PC

A switch operates as a TFTP client and a remote PC as a TFTP server.

■Configure the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 on the switch as 1.1.1.1/16, and that of the PC as 2.2.2.2/16. The switch and PC can reach each other.

■An application named switch.bin is stored on the PC. The switch downloads switch.bin through TFTP to upgrade the application.

■The switch uploads the configuration file config.cfg to the PC for backup.

Product series	Software version	Hardware version
Switch 5500	Release V03.02.04	All versions
Switch 5500G	Release V03.02.04	All versions
Switch 4500	Release V03.03.00	All versions
Switch 4210	Release V03.01.00	All versions

Configuration Procedure ■ Configure the TFTP working folder on the TFTP server. For detailed configurations, refer to the usage instructions about the TFTP server software.