Loading System Image Firmware

2.Copy the firmware upgrade you want to install onto a TFTP server that the XP-2000 can access. (Use the ping command to verify that the XP can reach the TFTP server.)

3.Use the following command to copy the firmware upgrade onto the internal flash chip in the XP-2000:

system image add <IPaddr-of-TFTP-host> <image-file-name>

Here is an example:

xp-1#system image add tftp-server 10.50.11.12 file-name /images/E9050-image Downloading image '/images/E9050-image' from host '10.50.11.12'

to local image E9050-image (takes a while) . . .

download: done save:

kernel: 100%

images/ssr_wan: 100%

images/ssr_are: 100%

images/ssr_fddi: 100%

images/ssr_atm155_sar: 100%

images/ssr_atm155_fpga_400: 100% done

Image checksum validated.

%SYS-I-BOOTADDED, Image 'E9050-image' added.

4.Enter the system image list command to verify that the new image exists on the internal flash chip, as shown in the following example:

xp-1#system image list

Images currently available on Master CM: E9050-image (version E9.0.5.0)

**Warning: No local image is selected for next reboot on this CM. Consider using the 'system image choose <imagename>' command to choose an image for this CM. If you do not, the XP will attempt to boot by first searching the bootsource variable in nvram. When this variable is not set, you will be sent to the boot prom prompt. When this variable is set, the XP will attempt to boot from the image set. If this fails, the XP will search for a single image on the flash.

If a single image is found, the XP will use it to boot.

But if a single image is not found (perhaps no images are on the flash or perhaps more than one image is on the flash) the XP will send you to the boot prom prompt.

5.Use the following command to select the image file the XP-2000 will use the next time you reboot the switch.

system image choose <file-name>

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2000 specifications

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