HP 6000 Router manual Upgrading Program Files Using Xmodem Protocol, Ignoring system configuration

44CHAPTER 4: SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE

old	password:?Enter		the old password
New	password:?Enter		a new password
Verify:		?Acknowledge the new password

Write password to Flash...OK

Both incorrect old password and inconsistency in new password verification can result in password modification failure. The system then exits.

Ignoring system configuration

Enter <7> in Boot main menu. The system tags the Flash with an ignore flag and displays:

Flag set successfully.

In this case, the ex-factory configuration is used for booting and the configuration files saved by the user are ignored.

The flag is cleaned soon after it is read during system booting.

Rebooting the system

Enter <8> in Boot main menu to reboot the system. The following information is displayed on the terminal screen.

Rebooting...

Upgrading Program

Files Using Xmodem

Protocol

Upgrading Boot ROM	Detailed procedures:
Program

1Connect the configuration PC as per Figure 4-1.

2Start the router and press <Ctrl+A> in five seconds when the system prompts "Starting…" to enter Boot sub-menu.

3Change the baudrate of the serial port on RPU card to increase loading rate. See Modifying serial port parameters, for more details.

The baudrate of RPU serial port is 9600bps. Skip this step if you do not want to modify it. If you have changed the baudrate, remember to reset it to 9600bps when file transfer is completed.

4Enter <2> in Boot sub-menu and the system will first download program files from the configuration PC to memory using Xmodem protocol. The system begins to upgrade Boot ROM program if no error is found in system checks. The following information is shown on the terminal screen:

Please Select File.

XMODEM downloading...CC

5Select [Transfer/Send files] in HyperTerminal when the above information pops up.