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68 CHAPTER 5: LOADING THE BOOT ROM AND HOST SOFTWARE Loading Software Using TFTP through an Ethernet Port Introduction to TFTP Trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP), a protocol in TCP/IP protocol suite, is used for trivial file transfer between client and server. It uses UDP to provide unreliable data stream transfer service. Loading Boot ROM program Figure 66 Load the Boot ROM program through TFTP Switch Console port Ethernet port PC TFTP Client TFTP Server 1 As shown in Figure 66, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the TFTP server, and connect the switch through the console port to the configuration PC. n You can use one PC as both configuration device and TFTP server. 2 Run the TFTP server program on the TFTP server, and specify the path of the program to be loaded. c CAUTION: TFTP server program is not provided with the Switch 4800G. 3 Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the Boot Menu. At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" select 6 in the Boot Menu and then press Enter to enter the BootROM update menu shown below: Bootrom update menu: 1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 2. Set FTP protocol parameter 3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 0. Return to boot menu Enter your choice(0-3): 4 Select 1 in the BootROM update menu to download the Boot ROM program using TFTP. Then set the following TFTP-related parameters as required: Load File name Switch IP address Server IP address :Switch 4800G.btm :1.1.1.2 :1.1.1.1 5 Press Enter after entering the information above. The system displays the following information: Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N) 6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the Boot ROM software. Upon completion, the system displays the following information to show the loading process is completed: Loading done Bootrom updating..........done!

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68
C
HAPTER
5: L
OADING
THE
B
OOT
ROM
AND
H
OST
S
OFTWARE
Loading Software Using
TFTP through an
Ethernet Port
Introduction to TFTP
Trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP), a protocol in TCP/IP protocol suite, is used for
trivial file transfer between client and server. It uses UDP to provide unreliable data
stream transfer service.
Loading Boot ROM program
Figure 66
Load the Boot ROM program through TFTP
1
As shown in Figure 66, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the TFTP
server, and connect the switch through the console port to the configuration PC.
n
You can use one PC as both configuration device and TFTP server.
2
Run the TFTP server program on the TFTP server, and specify the path of the
program to be loaded.
c
CAUTION:
TFTP server program is not provided with the Switch 4800G.
3
Run the terminal emulation program on the configuration PC. Start the switch.
Then enter the Boot Menu. At the prompt “Enter your choice(0-9):” select 6 in the
Boot Menu and then press
Enter
to enter the BootROM update menu shown
below:
Bootrom update menu:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-3):
4
Select
1
in the BootROM update menu to download the Boot ROM program using
TFTP. Then set the following TFTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name
:Switch 4800G.btm
Switch IP address
:1.1.1.2
Server IP address
:1.1.1.1
5
Press
Enter
after entering the information above. The system displays the
following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6
Enter
Y
to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If
you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the Boot ROM software.
Upon completion, the system displays the following information to show the
loading process is completed:
Loading
........................................
done
Bootrom updating
..........
done!
PC
TFTP Client
TFTP Server
Switch
Console port
Ethernet port