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Chapter 7: The FLASH Download Screen
7-2 ESX-1320/ESX-1380 Local Management Guide
7.1 SELECTING A FLASH DOWNLOAD METHOD
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field.
2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select a FLASH download
method.
• If you select RUNTIME, the Reboot After Download field
appears.
• If you select BOOTPROM, the Commit to Flash field and the
TFTP Gateway Server IP field appear.
7.1.1 BootPROM Download
If you select a BootPROM download, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Commit to Flash field.
2. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select one of the following:
• YES, if you want the ESX to copy the firmware image to FLASH
memory once the download has been completed.
• NO, if you want the ESX to continue operating without updating
the firmware image currently stored in FLASH memory. If the
ESX is reset or restarted, it will start up from the previous
firmware image which is contained in FLASH memory, discarding
the download firmware in LDRAM.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the DDN Format IP Address next to
the TFTP Gateway Server IP field.
4. Enter the IP address of the TFTP gateway server.