Section Vll: FBRM/BFFG Operation Transition Networks
Firmware upgrades Introduction The firmware image on the Device can be upgraded by these methods:
• TFTP protocol
• XModem
• OAM
When enabled, OAM is done automatically when the active peer detects that its
remotely managed peer is running a different version of the firmware. TFTP and
XModem are initiated by the user. All firmware upgrades are done by the
“bootloader.”
Note: The bootloader recognizes incompatible FBRM/BFFG BIN files when
upgrading. Since there are different FBRM/BFFG Device types, it is possible
that the user could download the wrong BIN file; when it receives an
incorrect file through TFTP or XMODEM, the following message will
appear on the screen:
Bootloader: Hardware and BIN file mismatch, upgrade
aborted.
XModem
method To upgrade the firmware via XModem, do the following:
Step Action
1. At the console prompt> type xmodemupgrade
2. Press the ENTER key and a decision prompt will appear as shown in
Figure 62.
Figure 62: Decision Prompt for Firmware Upgrades
Note: If you select “Y,” the fir mware i mage on the targeted Device will be erased.
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Console:/>xmodemupgrade
Do you wish to proceed to upgrading (y/n):_
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