4
MAINTAINING SOFTWARE
This chapter covers the following topics:
■ Upgrading Software
■ Lost Passwords
■ Using the BOOT Menu
Upgrading Software The following sections describe how to upgrade software on your Switch 7750:
■ Upgrading the Software Image
■ Upgrading Software with FTP
■ Upgrading Software Using The BOOT Menu
■ Upgrading Software Using Xmodem
■ Upgrading Software Using TFTP
Always save the configuration file before upgrading applications.
Upgrading the Software
Image
To upgrade the software image of a Switch 7750, use one of the following
procedures:
■ “Upgrading Software with FTP” on page 51
■ “Upgrading Software Using The BOOT Menu”page 52
■ “Upgrading Software Using Xmodem” page 56
■ “Upgrading Software Using TFTP” page 58
Upgrading Software
with FTP
Use the following procedure to upgrade software with FTP:
1 Log in to the system with super-user privileges.
2 From the SW7750 command line, transfer the file from the FTP server to the
system, using the
ftp command.
3 Specify the file to boot the system from, using the boot command.
4 Reboot the system, using the reboot command.
The following example illustrates this procedure:
<SW7750>su
Password:
Now user privilege is 3 level, and just commands which level is
equal to or less than this level can be used.
Privilege note: 0-VISIT, 1-MONITOR, 2-SYSTEM, 3-MANAGE
<SW7750>ftp 10.10.110.1
