NETGEAR 700 Series Switch User Manual


 
700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-17
SM-10004-02
Note: Only the console menu will let you run the virtual cable tester on any port. Other
management interfaces require port access and therefore cannot reliably test the cable continuity of
the port they are using to access the switch.
Main Menu> Advanced> Advanced Tools
This menu provides you with the ability to upgrade the software for the switch as well as saving or
loading the switch configuration file to a TFTP server.
Main Menu> Advanced> Advanced Tools> Software Upgrade
If new improvements to the software that runs the switch become available, this menu enables you
to upgrade your switch to the new software release.
Figure 4-21: Software Upgrade
Once the IP address of the TFTP and the path location of the new software image file is properly
configured, the user can choose to boot the switch using one of three options.
Please refer to
Chapter 2 Software Upgrade Procedure when updating software.
Net option:. This option allows you to try out a new image before upgrading. It requires a
TFTP filename and a server IP address to retrieve the specified image from the given IP
address. The new image will not overwrite the one in non-volatile memory.
Net & save option.This option requires the same setup as the Net option, i.e. TFTP server and
a new image. However, it copies the image to non-volatile memory directly and then the
system boots from non-volatile memory
Warning: The previous image in non-volatile memory will be lost when the procedure
completes.