3Com 5500G Switch User Manual


 
36 Chapter 5: Understanding and Using the BIOS Options
After completing the BIOS upgrade, you can use the reset command to
exit the Internal Shell command line and restart the BIOS.
Upgrading BIOS
Through Eth2
Network diagram
Install the OAP module in an S5600 switch. Controller can log in to the
Linux system of the OAP module to enter the Internal Shell command line
to upgrade the BIOS in many ways. The following exemplifies the
network diagram and installation process of BIOS upgrade. In this
example, Controller logs in to the OAP module through the console port
to perform BIOS upgrade through Eth2.
Figure 8 Network diagram for upgrading the BIOS through Eth2
Configuration procedure
# Use linux-bios117.BTM to upgrade the BIOS through Eth2.
Shell> bios_update -s eth2 10.10.10.1 10.10.10.10
linux-bios117.BTM
Please wait! Loading.........done!
Erasing Flash ............................... .........done!
Writing flash
..........................................done!
Update BIOS from file linux-bios117.BTM success!
Shell>
After completing the BIOS upgrade, you can use the reset command to
exit the Internal Shell command line and restart the BIOS.
Switch with an OSN|M
TP Server
Controller
Management Ethernet
port (Eth2) on an OSN|M
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Console on the
OSN|M
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