3Com 8810, 8807, 8814 manual Upgrading the, Software, Required cables

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Upgrading the

86CHAPTER 6: SWITCH MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE

Upgrading the

This section describes how to updated the software on the Switch 8800.

Software

 

Required cables

Console cable (for serial interface)

 

One crossover and one standard network cables

 

Debug cable (for serial interface)

 

To upgrade the software:

1Confirm that the host program is loaded before initiating the software upgrade.

2Check the current version of the host and Boot ROM programs.

3Back up the current host program, Boot ROM program, and configuration file (to you PC) so that you can roll back a failed upgrade.

4Load the host and Boot ROM program files to the switch. If the switch has two fabrics, you can copy the host and Boot ROM program files to the standby fabric.

5Upgrade the Boot ROM program on the fabric and I/O module (optional).

6If the switch has two fabrics, specify the load programs for the active and standby fabrics.

7Reboot the switch.

8Check that the board version is correct.

9Load the software through command line interface (CLI) or the Boot menu. You can load it through CLI using FTP or TFTP. You can load it locally from the Boot menu using:

XModem and through Console port

TFTP and through Ethernet port

FTP and through Ethernet port

Each method is described below.

Upgrading Locally After powering on the switch, run the Boot ROM program. The terminal displays through the Boot Menu the following information:

ZBB_TEST

Starting...

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3Com Switch 8800 Family Bootrom, Version 109

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Copyright(C) 2001-2005 by 3Com CORPORATION

Creation date: Dec 9 2003, 16:19:42

CPU type

: MPC755

CPU L2

Cache

: 1024KB

CPU Clock Speed

: 400MHz

BUS Clock Speed

: 100MHz

Memory

Size

: 512MB

Flash file system init....done

Board type: Switch 8800 Family 3C17539

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