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Managing Firmware
You can upload/download firmware to or from a TFTP server. By saving
runtime code to a file on a TFTP server, that file can later be downloaded
to the switch to restore operation. You can also set the switch to use new
firmware without overwriting the previous version.
Command Attributes
•TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.
•Destination File Name –
The destination file name should not
contain slashes (\ or /),
the leading letter of the file name should not
be a period (.), and the length of file name should be 1 to 31 characters.
(Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, “.”, “-”, “_”).
• The maximum number of runtime code files is 2.
Downloading System Software from a Server
When downloading runtime code, you can specify the Destination File
Name to replace the current image, or first download the file using a
different name from the current runtime code file, and then set the new
file as the startup file.
Web – Click System/Firmware. Enter the IP address of the TFTP server,
enter the file name of the software to download, select a file on the switch
to overwrite or specify a new file name, then click “Transfer from Server.”