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Configuring a Switch as TFTP Client 309
<3Com> boot boot-loader switch.bin
<3Com> reboot
Complete Configuration #
vlan 1
#
interface Vlan-interface1
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.0.0
Precautions ■ If the free Flash memory of the switch is not enough for downloading the
application file from the FTP server, remove those unused applications from the
Flash memory before downloading the file.
■ It is not recommended to directly remove applications in use. If removing some
applications in use is a must to get enough space, you can use the BootROM
menu to remove them.
Configuring a Switch
as TFTP Client
Compared with FTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) features simple interactive
interface with no authentication control and is therefore applicable to the
networks where client-server interactions are relatively simple.
Network Diagram
Figure 104 Network diagram for configuring a switch as TFTP client
Networking and
Configuration
Requirements
A switch operates as a TFTP client and a remote PC as a TFTP server.
■ Configure the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 on the switch as 1.1.1.1/16, and
that of the PC as 2.2.2.2/16. The switch and PC can reach each other.
■ An application named switch.bin is stored on the PC. The switch downloads
switch.bin through TFTP to upgrade the application.
■ The switch uploads the configuration file config.cfg to the PC for backup.
Applicable Products
Configuration Procedure
■ Configure the TFTP working folder on the TFTP server. For detailed
configurations, refer to the usage instructions about the TFTP server software.
IP network
Switch
PC
Product series Software version Hardware version
Switch 5500 Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 5500G Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 4500 Release V03.03.00 All versions
Switch 4210 Release V03.01.00 All versions