Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 208)

Chapter 14: File Download and Upload Commands
208 Section II: Advanced Operations
ˆ There must be a node on your network that contains TFTP server
software and the file to be downloaded must be stored on the server.
ˆ You should start the TFTP server software before performing the
download command.
ˆ For AT-9400 Series 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. This rule
applies equally to master and slave switches in an enhanced stack.
For AT-9400 Series switches without a routing interface, you can
perform an Xmodem download from a local management session or,
alternatively, a switch to switch upload using “UPLOAD
METHOD=REMOTESWITCH” on page 217.
ˆ For AT-9400 Series 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 an AT-9400 Series 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 obtained 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 197.
ˆ The AT-S63 software image can be downloaded only onto an AT-9400
Series 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