Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 182)

Chapter 12: File Download and Upload Commands
182 Section II: Advanced Operations
ˆ You should start the TFTP server software before performing the
download command.
ˆ For AT-9400 Switches running AT-S63 version 2.0.0 or later, the
switch must have a routing interface on the local subnet from where it
reaches the TFTP server. The switch uses the interface’s IP address
as its source address during the file transfer with the server. For
AT-9400 Switches without a routing interface, you can perform an
Xmodem download from a local management session.
ˆ For AT-9400 Switches running AT-S63 version 1.3.0 or earlier, the
switch must be able to access the TFTP server through its
management VLAN.
ˆ If you are upgrading the switch from AT-S63 version 1.3.0 or earlier
and the switch has an IP address, the upgrade process automatically
creates a routing interface on the switch to preserve the device’s IP
configuration. If the switch has a static address, the interface is
assigned the same address. If the unit obtains its IP configuration from
a DHCP or BOOTP server, the interface is created with its DHCP or
BOOTP client activated. The interface is given the interface number 0
and assigned to the preexisting management VLAN. Furthermore, the
interface is designated as the local interface on the switch.
For example, if the switch has the static IP address 149.44.44.44 and
the management VLAN has a VID of 12, the upgrade process
automatically creates a routing interface with the same IP address and
names it VLAN12-0. It assigns the interface to the VLAN with the VID
of 12 and designates it as the switch’s local interface.
ˆ If you are downloading a configuration file, the switch does not
automatically designate it as its active boot configuration file. To
designate a configuration file as the active boot file after you have
downloaded it onto the switch, refer to “SET CONFIG” on page 171.
ˆ The AT-S63 software image can be downloaded only onto an AT-9400
Switch.
ˆ The current configuration of a switch is retained when a new AT-S63
software image is installed.
ˆ The AT-S63 image file contains the bootloader for the switch. You
cannot load the image file and bootloader separately.
ˆ If you download a new AT-S63 image file and enter a filename for the
DESTFILE parameter instead of APPBLOCK, the file is stored in the
switch’s file system. To copy the image file from the file system to the
application block so that its used by the switch as its active image file,
refer to “UPLOAD METHOD=LOCAL” on page 189.