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Upgrading the gbe switch module software, Upgrading, Switch – IBM Nortel 10 User Manual

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Upgrading

the

GbE

switch

module

software

The

GbE

switch-module

software

can

be

upgraded

using

a

TFTP

server

application.

Typically,

this

software

runs

as

an

application

under

your

operating

system.

Make

sure

that

this

software

is

installed

on

your

server;

then,

download

the

software

images

from

the

IBM

Web

site

http://www.ibm.com/support/

into

a

directory

on

your

TFTP

server.

Enable

the

TFTP

server

and

set

its

default

directory

to

the

one

where

the

image

is.

To

transfer

the

software

image

files

from

the

TFTP

server

to

the

switch,

you

can

establish

a

Telnet

session

through

the

management

module.

Ping

the

TFTP

server

to

make

sure

that

you

have

a

connection.

The

Telnet

session

performs

optimally

if

all

three

network

entities

(TFTP

server,

management

module,

and

switch

IP

addresses)

are

on

the

same

subnet.

Otherwise,

you

must

use

a

router

and

configure

a

gateway

address

on

the

switch.

Use

the

management-module

interface

to

configure

the

IP

addresses

of

the

management

module

external

interface

(eth0)

and

the

GbE

switch

module

so

that

they

are

both

on

the

same

subnet

as

the

TFTP

server.

The

IP

addresses

and

masks

used

are

described

in

the

following

table.

Network

entity

IP

address

Mask

TFTP

server

192.168.2.178

255.255.255.0

Management

module

(eth0)

192.168.2.237

255.255.255.0

GbE

switch

module

current

IP

configuration

192.168.2.51

255.255.255.0

Note:

With

this

configuration,

you

can

ping

the

GbE

switch

module

from

the

TFTP

server.

Use

the

management

module

interface

to

start

a

Telnet

session,

as

described

in

the

following

steps.

The

requirements

for

running

a

Telnet

session

are

described

in

Chapter

5,

“Configuring

the

GbE

switch

module,”

on

page

25.

1.

Log

on

to

the

management

module

as

described

in

the

User’s

Guide

or

Command

Line

Interface

Reference

Guide

for

your

management

module.

The

login

window

opens.

2.

From

the

I/O

Module

Tasks

menu,

click

Configuration

Bay

X

Advanced

Configuration

.

The

Advanced

Configuration

window

opens.

3.

To

start

a

Telnet

session,

click

Start

Telnet/Web

Session

.

To

upgrade

the

GbE

switch-module

software,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Log

into

the

GbE

switch

module.

2.

At

the

CLI

prompt,

type

the

following

command

and

press

Enter

.

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Nortel

10

Gigabit

Uplink

Ethernet

Switch

Module:

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Guide