Boot Options Menu

Introduction

You must be logged in to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch as the administrator to use the Boot Options Menu. The Boot Options Menu provides options for:

•Selecting a switch software image to be used when the GbE2 Interconnect Switch is next reset.

•Selecting a configuration block to be used when the GbE2 Interconnect Switch is next reset.

•Downloading or uploading a new software image to the GbE2 Interconnect Switch via FTP/TFTP.

Menu information

Command: /boot
[Boot Options

Menu]

image- Select software image to use on next boot
conf- Select config block to use on next boot
gtimg- Download new software image via FTP/TFTP
ptimg- Upload selected software image via FTP/TFTP

reset

- Reset switch [WARNING: Restarts Spanning Tree]

cur

- Display current boot options

 

 

Each of the Boot Options Menu commands is discussed in greater detail in the following sections.

Updating the GbE2 Interconnect Switch software image

The GbE2 Interconnect Switch software image is the executable code running on the switch. A version of the image ships with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are released, you can upgrade the software running on your GbE2 Interconnect Switch.

Upgrading the software image on your GbE2 Interconnect Switch requires the following:

•Loading the new image onto a FTP/TFTP server on your network

•Downloading the new image from the FTP/TFTP server to your GbE2 Interconnect Switch

•Selecting the new software image to be loaded into GbE2 Interconnect Switch memory the next time the switch is reset

Downloading new software to your GbE2 Interconnect Switch

The GbE2 Interconnect Switch can store up to two different software images, called image1 and image2, as well as boot software, called boot. When you download new software, you must specify where it should be placed: either into image1, image2, or boot.

For example, if your active image is currently loaded into image1, you would probably load the new image software into image2. This lets you test the new software and reload the original active image (stored in image1), if needed.

To download new software to your GbE2 Interconnect Switch, you will need the following:

•The image or boot software loaded on a FTP or TFTP server on your network•The hostname or IP address of the FTP or TFTP server•The user name and password for FTP server, if necessary•The name of the new software image or boot file

NOTE: The DNS parameters must be configured if specifying hostnames. See the “Domain name system configuration” section in the “Configuration Menu” chapter.

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