Upgrading Comware software through the management Ethernet port
You can upgrade the Comware software through the management Ethernet port from the Ethernet submenu.
To upgrade Comware software through the management Ethernet port from the Ethernet submenu:
Enter 3 in the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu to access the Ethernet submenu.
==========================<Enter Ethernet SubMenu>========================== |Note:the operating device is flash | |<1> Download Image Program To SDRAM And Run | |<2> Update Main Image File | |<3> Update Backup Image File | |<4> Download Files(*.*) | |<5> Modify Ethernet Parameter | |<0> Exit To Main Menu | |<Ensure The Parameter Be Modified Before Downloading!> | ============================================================================ Enter your choice(0-5):
Table 22: Ethernet submenu options
Option
Task
<1> Download Image Program To SDRAM And Run
Load and run Comware software images in SDRAM.
This option is only available when password recovery capability is enabled.
<2> Update Main Image File
Download Comware software images (.ipe file) to the current storage medium as main images (the file attribute is set to M).
As a result, the M file attribute of the original main images is removed.
<3> Update Backup Image File
Download Comware software images (.ipe file) to the current storage medium as backup images (the file attribute is set to B).
As a result, the B file attribute of the original backup images is removed.
<4> Download Files(*.*)
Download files to the current storage medium.
This option is only available when password recovery capability is enabled.
<5> Modify Ethernet Parameter
Configure FTP or TFTP file transfer settings.
<0> Exit To Main Menu
Return to the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu.
Enter 5 in the Ethernet submenu to configure file transfer settings.
Enter your choice(0-5):5 ==========================<ETHERNET PARAMETER SET>========================== |Note: '.' = Clear field. | | '-' = Go to previous field. | | Ctrl+D = Quit. | ============================================================================ Protocol (FTP or TFTP) :FTP Load File Name :S66.ipe : Target File Name :S66.ipe : Server IP Address :172.1.88.125 Local IP Address :172.1.88.22 Subnet Mask :0.0.0.0 Gateway IP Address :0.0.0.0 FTP User Name :lhw FTP User Password :***Table 23: Setting Ethernet parameters for file transfer
Field
Description
'.' = Clear field
Press the dot (.), and then press Enter to clear the setting for a field.
'-' = Go to previous field
Press the hyphen (-), and then press Enter to return to the previous field.
Ctrl+D = Quit
Press Ctrl+D to exit the Ethernet parameter settings menu.
Protocol (FTP or TFTP)
Set the file transfer protocol to FTP or TFTP.
Load File Name
Set the name of the file to be downloaded.
Target File Name
Set a file name for saving the file in the current storage medium on the device.
By default, the target file name is the same as the source file name.
Server IP Address
Set the IP address of the FTP or TFTP server.
Local IP Address
Set the IP address of the device.
Subnet Mask
Set the IP address mask.
Gateway IP Address
Set a gateway IP address if the device is on a different network than the server.
FTP User Name
Set the username for accessing the FTP server. This username must be the same as configured on the FTP server. This field is not available for TFTP.
FTP User Password
Set the password for accessing the FTP server. This password must be the same as configured on the FTP server. This field is not available for TFTP.
Choose an option from 1 to 3. For example, to upgrade the main Comware software images, enter 2.
==========================<Enter Ethernet SubMenu>========================== |Note:the operating device is flash | |<1> Download Image Program To SDRAM And Run | |<2> Update Main Image File | |<3> Update Backup Image File | |<4> Modify Ethernet Parameter | |<0> Exit To Main Menu | |<Ensure The Parameter Be Modified Before Downloading!> | ============================================================================ Enter your choice(0-5):2 Loading..................................................................... ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ..........................Done. 334891008 bytes downloaded! The file is exist,will you overwrite it? [Y/N]Y Image file boot-test.bin is self-decompressing... Saving file flash:/boot-test.bin ............................ ............................................................................ ....................................................Done. Image file system-test.bin is self-decompressing... Saving file flash:/system-test.bin .......................... ............................................................................ ........................................................................... Done.
Enter 0 in the Serial submenu to return to the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu.
Enter 1 in the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu to run the new software.