Software update and backup – KTI Networks KS-2601 User Manual

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7. Software Update and Backup


This switch supports software/configuration backup and update/restore functions.
It could be done in three ways.

1. From console when booting: by Xmodem protocol and doing by terminal

program. This function can be used for run-time code and boot code
updating. (Boot code works only at boot time - before the main program starts.)

Press Ctrl-C when the switch is booting, the following message will be shown.

Boot Menu
===========================
0: Start the Run-time code
1: Upgrade Run-time code
2: Upgrade Boot Code

=> Select:


a. Start the Run-time code : This option will continue the booting process.

b. Upgrade Run-time code: This option will try to update run-time code (main

code) from terminal program with Xmodem protocol. If this option is
selected, the following message will be shown.

“Waiting to receive file by Xmodem ....”

Then you can select “Send File” function of terminal program and select
Xmodem protocol and the update file, then start the file upgrade.

c. Upgrade Boot Code: This option will try to update boot code from terminal

program with Xmodem protocol. You can select “Send File” function of
terminal program and select Xmodem protocol and the update file, then start
the file upgrade.


2. From console/Telnet when running: Doing by TFTP protocol and it will need

a TFTP server in network. Please refer to the description of “Upgrade
function in console operation in Section 6.2.


3. From web browser: Doing by http protocol and by web browser. Please refer

to the description of “Tools” function in Section 6.3.

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