AT-S95 Version 2.0.0.24 Software Release Notes

Upgrade Procedure

This section describes how to upgrade the AT-S95 bootloader and software to the latest version using both the CLI and web interfaces. See the following subsections:

ˆ“Upgrading the AT-S95 Bootloader Code and Software with the CLI” on page 2

ˆ“Upgrading the AT-S95 Bootloader and Software with the Web Browser Interface” on page 3

Allied Telesis strongly recommends that you upgrade your switch’s boot loader to the latest version, version 2.0.0.1 before you perform this software upgrade. You can perform both upgrades using either the command line or web interface.

Upgrading the AT-S95 Bootloader Code and Software with the CLI

To upgrade the AT-S95 bootloader code and management software to the latest version with the command line interface, do the following:

1.Display the current version of AT-S95 software. Enter:

console# show version

The following is an example display of this command:

SW version 2.0.0.19 ( date 12-Oct-2009 time 11:12:14 ) Boot version 1.0.0.10 ( date 14-Jan-2009 time 10:07:33 ) HW version 00.00.10

2.Upgrade the bootloader. Enter:

console# copy tftp://192.168.1.200/ati8000gs_boot-2001.rfb boot

Confirmation messages are displayed.

3.Upgrade the AT-S95 software. Enter:

console# copy tftp://192.168.1.200/ati8000gs_bx-2002.ros image

Confirmation messages are displayed.

4.To display the images loaded on the switch. Enter:

console# show bootvar

The following is an example display of this command:

Image

Filename

Version

Date

 

Status

-----

--------

--------

--------------------

--------

1

image-1

2.0.0.24

08-Nov-2010

14:59:49

Not active

2

image-2

2.0.0.22

12-Oct-2009

11:12:14

Active*

“*” designates that the image was selected for the next boot

5.Change the active software image for the next system boot of the switch. Enter: console# boot system image-1

PN 613-001481 Rev A

2

Allied Telesis, Inc.

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Allied Telesis AT-8000GS/48, AT-8000GS/24POE manual Upgrade Procedure

AT-8000GS/24, AT-8000GS/24POE, AT-8000GS/48 specifications

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