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5. After you see the message displayed in step 4, reconfigure your terminal emulation console with the following
parameters.
Parameter Value
Baud Rate 115200
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Flow Control None
6. Press Enter several times on the keyboard of the PC that is connected to the console port of the GbE2
Interconnect Switch. When the console port is successfully communicating with the PC, indicating readiness for
image transfer, you see continuous C’s:
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
7. Make sure that the new Switch Boot Code firmware file is available on the computer. This file can be
downloaded from the CD that is shipped with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch or from
http://www.hp.com/support
.
8. Select <Transfer-Send File> from the menu and choose the following options in the send file window:
file: pGbE2_b_100.bin (100 represents the version number of Switch Boot
Code firmware)
protocol: 1K XMODEM
The send file window displays progress of the file transfer. It takes about seven minutes for the transfer to
complete.
NOTE: Although slower, XModem also works if you choose not to use 1K MODEM.
9. After completing the transfer, a message displays how many bytes transferred, followed by another message
displaying the status of image extraction. Do not power cycle the switch during this process. After extracting the
image, it is updated to flash and a message with a progress indicator displays as shown.
CAUTION: Do not power off the GbE2 Interconnect Switch until you see the message: “Change your
baud rate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch,” otherwise, the GbE2 Interconnect Switch will be
inoperable.
ProLiant p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch - PPCBoot 2.x.x.
To download GbE2 Switch Boot Code or GbE2 Switch OS Image use 1K Xmodem at
115200
Total bytes transferred: 0x380000
Extracting images ... Do *NOT* power cycle the switch
Updating flash ...
#########################################################
Change your baud rate to 9600 bps and power cycle the switch
10. Change the baud rate to 9600 and power off the GbE2 Interconnect Switch, wait for a few seconds, and
power on the GbE2 Interconnect Switch.
The GbE2 Interconnect Switch boots with the new version of the Boot Code image that was just downloaded.