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C H A P T E R 20 Software Upgrade and Boot Options
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Once the TFTP server is running, click the Server Dir. button.
Verify that the active directory is Program Files\Intel\Intel Device
View\Firmware. Make sure that both the BootROM image (a file
named
ngbootnn.bin) and the firmware image (a file named
vnnnnbnn.tfp) are in this directory.
Upgrading the BootROM
The BootROM image is always backward compatible with older
versions of the firmware, so you can upgrade your BootROM before
you upgrade your firmware without losing switch functionality.
To upgrade the BootROM image:
1. Connect an ethernet cable between the switch and a workstation
that is on the same network or subnet as the switch. Use terminal
emulation software, such as HyperTerminal, to connect to the
switch and log in. By default, a login of
admin with no password
is provided
2. Save your existing configuration to disk using this command.
Choose a filename you will remember easily. TFTPserverIP is the
IP address of your TFTP server. You can find this in the lower
left-hand corner of the TFTP server window.
upload configuration <TFTPserverIP> <filename>
3. Reset the switch to factory defaults using this command:
unconfig switch all
4. Log into switch and set the IP address of the switch to a valid IP
address on your network.
configure vlan default ipaddress <ip address>
<mask>
5. Save this configuration to the primary database.
save configuration primary
6. Download BootROM 6.5 to the switch from your TFTP server.
download bootrom <TFTPserverIP> ngboot<nn>.bin
7. Reboot the switch and log back on.
reboot