Asante Technologies 100TX user manual SWUpgrade

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SWUpgrade

This menu provides read-only and configurable software upgrade and boot method information (the parameters used for downloading a new version of software) for the device.

Table 4-8 describes each field in the SWUpgrade menu.

ΔNote: For instructions on using this menu, see “Per- forming a Software Upgrade” on page 3-12.

	Table 4-8 SWUpgrade Menu
Field	Description
SW Major Version	Read-only field; displays the major software version
	number of the device.
	Note: If the unit is running code version 1.2, the SW
	Major Version number is 1.
SW Minor Version	Read-only field; displays the minor software version
	number of the device.
	Note: If the unit is running code version 1.2, the SW
	Minor Version number is 2.
Boot File Name	Configurable field; sets the network path and name of
	the boot file for the device.
Server Address	Configurable field; sets the boot server’s IP address.
Image Load Mode	Configurable field; determines the method for loading
	the software.
	❏ localBoot — sets the device to boot from code
	stored in device (default setting).
	❏ netBoot — sets the device to boot from a TFTP
	server on the network.
Remote Boot Info	Read-only field; indicates that the boot configuration
	parameters are originating from EEProm.
	Note: This field always displays eepromBootInfo
Remote Boot	Configurable field; determines the remote boot proto-
Protocol	col used to load the software.
	❏ bootptftp — sets the device to request an IP
	address from a BootP server and to load the
	software from a TFTP server.
	❏ tftponly — sets the device to only load the
	software across the network (the device must
	already be configured with an IP address).

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