Patton electronic 2160 Switch User Manual


 
Utility Command Menu 100
Model 2160 Series User Manual 5 • Console and Telnet configuration
Utility Command Menu
Model 2160 has three utility tools embedded in the firmware: upgrade, backup and restore. You can update
the new firmware via TFTP upgrade tools, backup the configuration via the TFTP backup tool and restore the
configuration via the TFTP restore tool. To upgrade the firmware, you must have the new firmware file named
*.bin that will be supported by supplier. Also, you must have your own TFTP server. For backup and restore
operations, you must also have your own TFTP server to backup and restore the configuration files.
Move the cursor “ >>” to utility in the main menu and press Enter. The following menu displays:
Upgrade main software
To upgrade the Model 2160 firmware, move the cursor “ >>” to upgrade in the utility menu and press Enter.
Type the TFTP server IP address and name of the upgraded firmware file.
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Command: utility upgrade <ip> <file>
Message: Please input the following information.
TFTP server IP address (ENTER for default) <192.168.0.2>:
Upgrade filename (ENTER for default) <default.bin>:
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Backup system configuration
To backup the current system configuration, move the cursor “ >>” to backup in the utility menu and press
Enter. Type the TFTP server IP address and name for the backup file.
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Command: utility backup <ip> <file>
Message: Please input the following information.
TFTP server IP address (ENTER for default) <192.168.0.2>:
Upgrade filename (ENTER for default) <default.bin>:
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Restore system configuration
To restore a saved configuration file, move the cursor “ >>” to restore in the utility menu and press Enter.
Type the TFTP server IP address and name of the system configuration file you want to restore to the Model
2160.
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Command: utility restore <ip> <file>
Message: Please input the following information.
TFTP server IP address (ENTER for default) <192.168.0.2>:
Upgrade filename (ENTER for default) <default.bin>:
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upgrade Upgrade main software
backup Backup system configuration
restore Restore system configuration