Traditionally, the loading of switch
software is accomplished through a serial port. This approach is slow,
inconvenient, and cannot be used for remote loading. To resolve these problems,
the TFTP and FTP modules are introduced into the switch. With these modules,
you can load/download software/files conveniently to the switch through an
Ethernet port.
This chapter introduces how to load BootROM
and host software to a switch locally and how to do this remotely.
You can load software locally by using:
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XMODEM through Console port
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TFTP through Ethernet port
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FTP through Ethernet port
You can load software remotely by using:
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FTP
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TFTP
The BootROM software
version should be compatible with the host software version when you load the
BootROM and host software.
If your terminal is directly connected to
the switch, you can load the BootROM and host software locally.
Before loading the software, make sure that
your terminal is correctly connected to the switch to insure successful
loading.
The loading process
of the BootROM software is the same as that of the host software, except that
during the former process, you should press <Ctrl+U> and <Enter>
after entering the Boot Menu and the system gives different prompts. The
following text mainly describes the BootROM loading process.
Starting......
RAMLine.....OK
System is booting..........***..........
******************************************
* *
* H3C S7506 BOOTROM,
Version 522 *
* *
******************************************
Copyright (c) 2004-2006 Hangzhou
H3C Technology. Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.
Creation date : Apr 21 2006,
19:38:53
CPU type : MPC8245
CPU Clock Speed : 300Mhz
BUS Clock Speed : 33Mhz
BOOT_FLASH type : AMD29LV040B
Flash Size : 32MB
Memory Size : 256MB
S7506 main board self
testing................................
SDRAM Data lines
Selftest.................................OK!
SDRAM Address lines
Selftest..............................OK!
SDRAM fast
selftest.......................................OK!
Please check
LEDs.....................LEDs selftest finished!
CPLD
selftest.............................................OK!
FPGA
selftest.............................................OK!
The switch Mac address is
.....................000F.E218.D0D0
Press Ctrl+B to enter Boot
Menu... 5
Press <Ctrl+B>. The system displays:
Password :
To enter the Boot
Menu, you should press <Ctrl+B> within five seconds after the information
“Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu...” appears. Otherwise, the system
starts to decompress the program; and if you want to enter the Boot Menu at
this time, you will have to restart the switch.
Input the correct BootROM password (no
password is need by default). The system enters the Boot Menu:
BOOT MENU
1. Download application file to
flash
2. Select application file to
boot
3. Display all files in flash
4. Delete file from flash
5. Modify bootrom password
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-5):
I. Introduction to
XMODEM
XMODEM is a file transfer protocol that is
widely used due to its simplicity and good performance. XMODEM transfers files
via Console port. It supports two types of data packets (128 bytes and 1 KB),
two check methods (checksum and CRC), and multiple attempts of error packet
retransmission (generally the maximum number of retransmission attempts is
ten).
The XMODEM transmission procedure is
completed by a receiving program and a sending program: The receiving program
sends negotiation characters to negotiate a packet checking method. After the
negotiation, the sending program starts to transmit data packets. When
receiving a complete packet, the receiving program checks the packet using the
agreed method. If the check succeeds, the receiving program sends an
acknowledgement character and the sending program proceeds to send another
packet; otherwise, the receiving program sends a negative acknowledgement
character and the sending program retransmits the packet.
II. Loading BootROM
software
Follow these steps to load the BootROM
software:
Step 1: At the prompt "Enter your
choice(0-5):" in the Boot Menu, press <Ctrl+U>, and then press
<Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
SRPG 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):
Then you can choose different protocols to
load BootROM.
Step 2: Enter 3 in the above menu to
download the BootROM software using XMODEM. The system will prompt to enter the
name of the BootROM file to load.
Load File name :S7500.btm
The system displays the following download
baud rate setting menu:
Please select your download
baudrate:
1: 9600
2: 19200
3: 38400
4: 57600
5: 115200
0: Return
Enter your choice(0-5):
Step 3: Choose an appropriate download baud
rate. For example, if you enter 5, the baud rate 115200 bps is chosen and the
system displays the following information:
Download baudrate is 115200 bps
Please change the terminal's
baudrate to 115200 bps and select XMODEM protocol
Press enter key when ready
If you have chosen
9600 bps as the download baud rate, you need not modify the
HyperTerminal’s baud rate, and therefore you can skip Step 4 and 5 below
and proceed to Step 6 directly. In this case, the system will not display the
above information.
Following are configurations on PC. Take
the Hyperterminal using Windows operating system as example.
Step 4: Choose [File/Properties] in
HyperTerminal, click <Configure> in the pop-up dialog box, and then
select the baud rate of 115200 bps in the Console port configuration dialog box
that appears, as shown in Figure 1-1, Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-1 Properties dialog box
Figure 1-2 Console port configuration
dialog box
Step 5: Click the <Disconnect> button
to disconnect the HyperTerminal from the switch and then click the
<Connect> button to reconnect the HyperTerminal to the switch, as shown
in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3 Connect and disconnect
buttons
The new baud rate
takes effect only after you disconnect and reconnect the HyperTerminal program.
Step 6: Press <Enter> to start
downloading the program. The system displays the following information:
Now please start transfer file
with XMODEM protocol.
If you want to exit, Press
<Ctrl+X>.
Loading ...CCCCCCCCCC
Step 7: Choose [Transfer/Send File] in the
HyperTerminal’s window, and click <Browse> in pop-up dialog box, as
shown in Figure 1-4. Select the software you need
to download, and set the protocol to XMODEM.
Figure 1-4 Send file dialog box
Step 8: Click <Send>. The system
displays the page, as shown in Figure 1-5.
Figure 1-5 Sending file page
Step 9: After the download completes, the
system displays the following information:
Loading ...CCCCCCCCCC done!
Step 10: Reset HyperTerminal’s baud
rate to 9600 bps (refer to Step 4 and 5). Then, press any key as prompted. The
system will display the following information when it completes the loading.
Bootrom
updating.....................................done!
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If the HyperTerminal’s baud rate is not
reset to 9600 bps, the system prompts "Your baudrate should be set to 9600
bps again! Press enter key when ready".
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You need not reset the HyperTerminal’s
baud rate and can skip the last step if you have chosen 9600 bps. In this case,
the system upgrades BootROM automatically and prompts “Bootrom updating
now.....................................done!”.
III. Loading host
software
Follow these steps to load the host
software:
Step 1: Select <1> in Boot Menu and
press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:
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):
Step 2: Enter 3 in the above menu to
download the host software using XMODEM.
The subsequent steps are the same as those
for loading the BootROM software, except that the system gives the prompt for
host software loading instead of BootROM loading.
I. Introduction to TFTP
TFTP, one 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.
II. Loading BootROM
software
Figure 1-6
Local loading using TFTP
Step 1: As shown in Figure
1-6, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the TFTP server, and
connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC.
You can use one PC
as both the configuration device and the TFTP server.
Step2: Run the TFTP server program on the
TFTP server, and specify the path of the program to be downloaded.
Caution:
TFTP server program
is not provided with the H3C Series Ethernet Switches.
Step 3: Run the HyperTerminal program on
the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the Boot Menu.
At the prompt "Enter your
choice(0-5):" in the Boot Menu, press <Ctrl+U>, and then press
<Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
SRPG 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):
Step 4: Enter 1 to in the above menu to
download the BootROM software using TFTP. Then set the following TFTP-related
parameters as required:
Load File name :S7500.btm
Switch IP address :1.1.1.2
Server IP address :1.1.1.1
Step 5: Press <Enter>. The system
displays the following information:
Are you sure you want update SRPG
bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
Step 6: Enter Y to start file downloading
or N to return to the Bootrom update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the
BootROM software. Upon completion, the system displays the following
information:
Prepare for loading...OK!
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
III. Loading host
software
Follow these steps to load the host
software.
Step 1: Select <1> in Boot Menu and
press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:
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):3
Step 2: Enter 1 in the above menu to
download the host software using TFTP.
The subsequent steps are the same as those
for loading the BootROM program, except that the system gives the prompt for
host software loading instead of BootROM loading.
Caution:
When loading
BootROM and host software using Boot menu, you are recommended to use the PC
directly connected to the device as TFTP server to promote upgrading
reliability.
I. Introduction to FTP
FTP is an application-layer protocol in the
TCP/IP protocol suite. It is used for file transfer between server and client,
and is widely used in IP networks.
You can use the switch as an FTP client or
a server, and download software to the switch through an Ethernet port. The
following is an example.
II. Loading Process
Using FTP Client
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Loading BootROM software
Figure 1-7
Local loading using FTP
client
Step 1: As shown in Figure
1-7, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the FTP server, and
connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC.
You can use one
computer as both configuration device and FTP server.
Step 2: Run the FTP server program on the
FTP server, configure an FTP user name and password, and copy the program file
to the specified FTP directory.
Step 3: Run the HyperTerminal program on
the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then enter the Boot Menu.
At the prompt "Enter your
choice(0-5):" in the Boot Menu, press <Ctrl+U>, and then press
<Enter> to enter the BootROM update menu shown below:
SRPG 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):
Step 4: Enter 2 in the above menu to
download the BootROM software using FTP. Then set the following FTP-related
parameters as required:
Load File name :S7500.btm
Switch IP address
:10.1.1.2
Server IP address :
10.1.1.1
FTP User Name :7500
FTP User Password :abc
Step 5: Press <Enter>. The system
displays the following information:
Are you sure you want update SRPG
bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
Step 6: Enter Y to start file downloading
or N to return to the Bootrom update menu. If you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the
program. Upon completion, the system displays the following information:
Prepare for loading...OK!
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
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Loading host software
Follow these steps to load the host
software:
Step 1: Select <1> in Boot Menu and
press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:
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):
Enter 2 in the above menu to download the
host software using FTP.
The subsequent steps are the same as those
for loading the BootROM program, except for that the system gives the prompt
for host software loading instead of BootROM loading.
Caution:
When loading
BootROM and host software using Boot menu, you are recommended to use the PC
directly connected to the device as TFTP server to promote upgrading
reliability.
If your terminal is not directly connected
to the switch, you can telnet to the switch, and use FTP or TFTP to load
BootROM and host software remotely.
I. Loading Process Using
FTP Client
1)
Loading BootROM
As shown in Figure
1-8, a PC is used as both the configuration device and the FTP server. You
can telnet to the switch, and then execute the FTP commands to download the
BootROM program s7500.btm from the remote FTP server (with an IP address
10.1.1.1) to the switch.
Figure 1-8
Remote loading using FTP
Step 1: Download the software to the switch
using FTP commands.
<H3C> ftp 10.1.1.1
Trying ...
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected.
220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas
Imperial Software) ready for new user
User(none):abc
331 Give me your password, please
Password:
230 Logged in successfully
[ftp] get s7500.btm
200 Port command okay.
150 Opening ASCII mode data
connection for s7500.btm.
...226 Transfer complete.
FTP: 1177900 byte(s) received in
4.594 second(s) 256.39K byte(s)/sec.
[ftp] bye
When using different
FTP server software on PC, different information will be output to the switch.
Step 2: Update the BootROM program on SRPU
of the switch.
<H3C>boot bootrom s7500.btm
slot 0
This will update BootRom file on
board 0 . Continue? [Y/N] y
Board 0 upgrading BOOTROM,
please wait...
Upgrade board 0 BOOTROM
succeeded!
Step 3: Restart the switch.
<H3C> reboot
Before restarting
the switch, make sure you have saved all other configurations that you want, so
as to avoid losing configuration information.
2)
Loading host software
Loading the host software is the same as
loading the BootROM program, except for that the file to be downloaded is the
host software file, and that you need to use the boot boot-loader
command to select the host software at reboot of the switch.
After the above operations, the BootROM and
host software loading is completed.
Pay attention to the following:
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The loading of BootROM and host software takes
effect only after you restart the switch with the reboot command.
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If the space of the Flash memory is not enough,
you can delete the useless files in the Flash memory before software
downloading.
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No power-down is permitted during software
loading.
II. Loading Process
Using FTP Server
As shown in Figure
1-9, the switch is used as the FTP server. You can telnet to the switch,
and then execute the FTP commands to download the BootROM program s7500.btm
from the switch.
1)
Loading BootROM
Figure 1-9 Remote loading using FTP
server
Step 1: As shown in Figure
1-9, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the PC (with IP address
10.1.1.1)
Step 2: Configure the IP address of VLAN1
on the switch to 192.168.0.65, and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.
You can configure
the IP address for any VLAN on the switch for FTP transmission. However, before
configuring the IP address for a VLAN interface, you have to make sure whether
the IP addresses of this VLAN and PC are routable.
<H3C> system-view
System View: return to User View with
Ctrl+Z.
[H3C] interface Vlan-interface 1
[H3C-Vlan-interface1] ip address
192.168.0.65 255.255.255.0
Step 3: Enable FTP service on the switch, configure the FTP user name to
test, password to pass, and directory to FLASH root directory.
[H3C-Vlan-interface1] quit
[H3C] ftp server enable
[H3C] local-user test
New local user added.
[H3C-luser-test] password simple pass
[H3C-luser-test] service-type ftp
ftp-directory flash:/
Step 4: Enable FTP client software on PC. Refer to Figure 1-10 for the command line interface in Windows
operating system.
Figure 1-10 Command line interface
Step 5: Enter cd in the interface to switch
to the path that the BootROM upgrade file is to be stored, and assume the name
of the path is “D:\Bootrom”, as shown in Figure
1-11.
Figure 1-11 Switch to BootROM
Step 6: Enter “ftp
192.168.0.65” and enter the user name test, password pass, as shown in Figure 1-12,
to log on the FTP server.
Figure 1-12 Log on the FTP server
Step 7: Use the put command to
upload the file s7500.btm to the switch, as shown in Figure 1-13.
Figure 1-13 Upload file s7500.btm to the
switch
Step 8: Configure s7500.btm to be the
BootROM at reboot, and then restart the switch.
<H3C> boot bootrom s7500.btm
slot 0
This will update Bootrom on unit 1.
Continue? [Y/N] y
Upgrading Bootrom, please wait...
Upgrade Bootrom succeeded!
<H3C>
reboot
When rebooting the switch, use the file
s7500.btm as BootROM to finish BootROM loading.
2)
Loading host software
Loading the host software is the same as
loading the BootROM program, except for that the file to be downloaded is the
host software file, and that you need to use the boot boot-loader
command to select the host software at reboot of the switch.
l The steps listed above are performed in the Windows operating system,
if you use other FTP client software, refer to the corresponding user’s
guide before operation.
l Only the configurations steps concerning loading are illustrated
here, for detailed description on the corresponding configuration commands,
refer to the chapter “FTP and TFTP”.
The remote loading using TFTP is similar to
that using FTP. The only difference is that TFTP is used instead off FTP to
load software to the switch, and the switch can only act as a TFTP client.
Caution
l SRPU software and LPU (line processing unit) software must be
identical. Otherwise S7500 Ethernet Switches cannot work normally.
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To keep the software of SRPU and LPU identical,
you need to restart the LPU after you upgrade the host software of the SRPU of
the S7500 series Ethernet switches.
l S7506R switches feature the double SRPUs and active-standby
switchover function. If a switch possesses two SRPUs, with the active-standby
switchover function enabled, you can in turn upgrade and restart the two SRPUs
with one SRPU being active. Although SRPU can be upgraded through hot backup,
because the LPU must be restarted to keep identical with the SRPU’s
software, your services will still be interrupted during the LPU restart
period. Therefore, you are recommended to restart the
whole switch straight after you upgrade the host software of the SRPU of the
S7506R switch.
