Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 04-0053-01 User Manual

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SmartSwitch ATM User Guide 7-7Firmware Upgrades and Bootline Commands Bootline CommandsChanging the Default Boot Load ImageContinuing with the example above, perform the following steps to set boot load image 0 back to being the default.1. Reboot the ATM SmartSwitch.2. When the following message appears“Preparing to run Default Primary Image: 1Enter 0 or 1 to override and force one of these primary image sectors to run:”press the zero (0) key. The ATM SmartSwitch loads boot load image 0.3. Use the chpi command to make boot load image 0 the default.=>chpi 0Old Default Primary Image Number: 1Erasing Sector in Primary Flash sector4Programming control/stat info into Primary Flash sector4New Default Primary Image Number: 0=>4. Reboot the ATM SmartSwitch. Boot load image 0 is now used as the default image.Preparing to run Default Primary Image: 0Enter 0 or 1 to override and force one of these primary image sectors to run:7.2.4 Upgrading POST Diagnostic firmware1. Set up the TFTP/Bootp server software on a workstation.2. Connect both the TFTP/Bootp server and the ATM SmartSwitch to your Ethernet network. Makesure that the TFTP/Bootp server can be reached by the ATM SmartSwitch Ethernet interface.3. Connect a dumb terminal (or workstation running terminal emulation software) to the ATMSmartSwitch Terminal port.4. Copy the ATM SmartSwitch diagnostic firmware image into the appropriate location on theTFTP/Bootp server. (In this example, the firmware is located at c:\tftpboot\images\post.ima.)5. Set up the TFTP/Bootp server tables (or equivalent file) with:- ATM SmartSwitch MAC address- IP address of the ATM SmartSwitch Ethernet interface- path to the POST file on the TFTP/Bootp server6. From the terminal connection, enter the reboot command.7. When the following message appears,“Press any key to exit to boot load prompt.”stop the countdown by pressing any key. The boot load prompt (=>) appears on the terminal screen.8. Enter the df P command. The ATM SmartSwitch contacts the TFTP/Bootp server and downloadsthe diagnostic firmware into flash RAM.=>df pYou've requested a POST Software downloadAre you sure?(Y/N)yInitializing ethernet...Starting Bootp...Boot file: c:\tftpboot\images\post.imaUsing TFTP to get bootfile "c:\tftpboot\images\post.ima" .............................................................................