Allied Telesis AT-S26 - Manual (Page 140)

Upgrading Switch Software and Configuration Files
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Using Omega to Upgrade Additional Switches
Once you have upgrade the software on one switch in the network, you
can use the Omega interface to download the new software onto
another switch. The switch with the upgraded software uses TFTP of the
TCP/IP protocol suite to download the software to the other switch. This
download feature will still work even if you do not use TCP/IP on your
network. A switch can download software to other switches of the same
product family as long as the following conditions are met.
❑ If your network does not use TCP/IP, the switches must be in the
same local segment (collision domain).
❑ If your network uses TCP/IP and the switches are on different
subnets, the default gateway IP parameter must be properly
configured on all switches.
❑ All switches must have the same download password as the
source switch. See the section Configuring the Switch IP
Parameters on page 42 for instructions on setting the download
password.
Downloading
Software to One
Switch
To download a new version of the AT-S26 software from one switch to
another switch using the Omega interface, perform the following
procedure:
1. Start an Omega session on the switch that contains the new AT-S26
software. The session can be a local session, web-based session, or a
Telnet session.
2. From the Omega Main Menu, select Administration.
3. From the Administration menu, select Update software in another
system.
4. Specify the switch to upgrade using one of the following methods:
❑ By its IP address, in the format x.x.x.x
❑ By its Ethernet (or MAC) address, in the format xxxxxx xxxxxx
(The switches must be on the same collision domain.)
The MAC address of a switch can be found above the switch’s RS232
management port on the front panel.
The Omega interface activates the Activity Monitor screen, which
displays status information as the destination switch requests and
then receives the software.
Repeat this procedure to download software to another switch on the
network.