IBM Nortel 10 manual Upgrading the GbE switch module software

Upgrading the GbE switch module software

The GbE switch-module software can be upgraded using a TFTP server application. Typically, this software runs as an application under your operating system. Make sure that this software is installed on your server; then, download the software images from the IBM Web site http://www.ibm.com/support/ into a directory on your TFTP server. Enable the TFTP server and set its default directory to the one where the image is.

To transfer the software image files from the TFTP server to the switch, you can establish a Telnet session through the management module. Ping the TFTP server to make sure that you have a connection. The Telnet session performs optimally if all three network entities (TFTP server, management module, and switch IP addresses) are on the same subnet. Otherwise, you must use a router and configure a gateway address on the switch. Use the management-module interface to configure the IP addresses of the management module external interface (eth0) and the GbE switch module so that they are both on the same subnet as the TFTP server.

The IP addresses and masks used are described in the following table.

Network entity	IP address	Mask
TFTP server	192.168.2.178	255.255.255.0
Management module (eth0)	192.168.2.237	255.255.255.0
GbE switch module current	192.168.2.51	255.255.255.0
IP configuration

Note: With this configuration, you can ping the GbE switch module from the TFTP server.

Use the management module interface to start a Telnet session, as described in the following steps. The requirements for running a Telnet session are described in Chapter 5, “Configuring the GbE switch module,” on page 25.

1.Log on to the management module as described in the User’s Guide or Command Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module. The login window opens.

2.From the I/O Module Tasks menu, click Configuration → Bay X → Advanced Configuration. The Advanced Configuration window opens.

3.To start a Telnet session, click Start Telnet/Web Session.

To upgrade the GbE switch-module software, complete the following steps:

1.Log into the GbE switch module.

2.At the CLI prompt, type the following command and press Enter.

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