Cabletron Systems 9A000 manual Chapter Software Upgrade Instructions

				Contents
Chapter 6	Software Upgrade Instructions
	6.1 Obtaining the Software Upgrade File via Diskette			6-2
	6.2 Performing the Software Upgrade			6-4
	6.3 Changing between Multiple Versions of Software			6-7
	6.4 Using bootp to Download Software to the Switch			6-9
	6.4.1	Overview		6-9
	6.4.2 Setting Up Your bootp Server			6-9
	6.4.3 Adding an Entry for Your Switch in the bootptab File			6-10
	6.4.4 Setting Up a tftpboot Server			6-12
Appendix A	Troubleshooting
	A.1.1	Run Looptest		A-3
	A.1.2 Check Self-Test (Automatically Performed)			A-4
	A.1.3 Firmware Download (Automatically Performed)			A-4
	A.1.4 Hardware Detected by Driver			A-5
	A.1.5	Check Firmware		A-6
	A.1.6	Check Physical Link		A-7
	A.2 Testing Network Connectivity Using PVCs			A-8
	A.2.1 Verifying the Outgoing ATM ARP Entry			A-11
	A.2.2	atmstat		A-12
	A.2.2.1 No Cells Received by Remote End			A-13
	A.2.2.2 Cells and VPI/VCI Errors Received by Remote			A-13
	A.2.2.3 Cells and AAL* Errors Received by Remote			A-13
	A.2.2.4 Cells and No Errors Received by Remote and Transmitting No
		Cells		A-14
	A.2.2.5 Cells and No Errors Received by Remote and Transmitting Cells
		A-14
	A.3 Collecting Additional Information			A-15
	A.3.1	Basic Information		A-15
	A.3.2	Adapter Information		A-15
	A.3.3	Switch Information		A-18
Appendix B	SCP Diagnostics
	B.1.1 Accessing the Monitor Mode			B-2
	B.1.2 Running the Hardware Tests			B-4
	B.1.2.1		Clock Test	B-4
	B.1.2.2		DRAM Test	B-4
	B.1.2.3		DRAM Chip Test	B-5
	B.1.2.4		Ethernet Test	B-5
	B.1.2.5		FLASH Test	B-5
	B.1.2.6		FLASH Chip Test	B-6
	B.1.2.7		Serial Port Test	B-7
	B.1.2.8		SRAM Test	B-7
	B.1.2.9		Timer Test	B-7
	B.1.2.10		Hardware Test	B-7
	B.1.2.11		Complete Hardware Test	B-8

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