Switch Utilities — Flash
new Flash code: You may place the cursor in the Flash File Name box and type it, or you may click the Select button.
Clicking the Select button produces a standard Windows operating system dialog box that allows you to open the Flash update binary file. When you open the Flash update file, its path/name will appear in the Flash File Name box as you would have typed it.
Load Flash
If you have selected a Flash file to load and its path/name appear in the Flash File Name box, and you click the Load Flash button, the system will load the new Flash (after asking you if you are sure).
If you have not selected a Flash file to load and its path/name does not appear in the Flash File Path/Name box, and you click the Load Flash button, the system will produce a standard Windows operating system dialog box that allows you to open the Flash update binary file. When you open the Flash update file, its path/name will appear in the Flash File Name box as you would have typed it. The system will load the new Flash (after asking you if you are sure).
Cancel Button or the Flash Load Fails
In the event that you click the Cancel Button or the Flash load fails, the Switch will still remain operable until you cause a Switch Reset (Assuming, of course, that the Switch was operating before you attempted to load new Flash code). You may try multiple times to load new Flash code without upsetting the operation of the Switch as long as you don’t Reset the Switch.
If you do Reset the Switch, it will try to use the new Flash code and will discover that it is bad. The Switch will display a Heartbeat error code of three blinks indicating a Flash Checksum error. The Switch is still able to load new Flash code but is not operable until the new code is successfully loaded and the Switch is again Reset.
When the Flash load is successful, Reset the Switch to put the new Flash code into operation.
Flash Load Progress
A progress bar shows the progress of the load and boxes indicate the number of bytes sent and the total number of bytes in the transfer. The box under the progress bar contains the status of the Flash load. This box will tell you when the load is complete or that something went wrong. In case the Flash load fails, refer to the Cancel Button or the Flash Load Fails paragraphs above.
Reset the Ancor GigWorks MKII Switch
When the Flash load is successful, click the Reset the Ancor GigWorks MKII Switch button to Reset the Switch. This puts the new Flash code into operation. In case the Flash load fails, refer to the Cancel Button or the Flash Load Fails paragraphs above.
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