3Com 1100 User Manual

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A

PPENDIX

B: M

ANAGEMENT

S

OFTWARE

U

PGRADE

U

TILITY

c Copy the management software file to the

upgrade

directory on the

hard drive.

d Change your directory to the

upgrade

directory on the hard drive.

5 At the MS-DOS prompt, enter the upgrade command:

update <file>

<file>

is the name of the management software file. Note that the

software files have the format

s2sxx_yy.bin

, where

xx_yy

is the

version number.

CAUTION: You must use the

s2sxx_yy.bin

format, otherwise the

upgrade fails.

You can also use the following parameter with the upgrade command to
specify the serial (COM) port to use for the PC (COM 1) or (COM 2). The
default for this is COM 1:

-c 1

or

-c 2

An example of the upgrade command with this parameter is:

update -c 1 s2sxx_yy.bin

6 Power-down the Switch.

7 At your PC, press [Return].

8 Power-up the Switch immediately (within 5 seconds).

The utility transfers the management software to the Switch.

When the management software has been transferred, your PC displays
the following message:

Update completed successfully.

Update another unit? (y/n)

9 If you want to upgrade the management software of another Switch,

enter

y

(for yes), otherwise, enter

n

(for no).

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