Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 206)

Chapter 11: File Downloads and Uploads
206 Section II: Advanced Operations
Downloading the AT-S63 Image File onto a Switch
This section contains two procedures for downloading a new AT-S63
image file onto the switch. They are:
ˆ “Downloading the AT-S63 Image from a Local Management Session”
on page 207
ˆ “Downloading the AT-S63 Image from a Telnet Management Session”
on page 210
Please note the following before you begin either procedure:
ˆ You can download a new AT-S63 image file onto the switch from either
a local or Telnet management session. You cannot perform this
procedure from a web browser management session.
ˆ You can use Xmodem or TFTP to download the image file from a local
management session.
ˆ You must use TFTP to download the image file from a Telnet
management session.
ˆ To use TFTP, there must be a node on your network that contains the
TFTP server software, and the new AT-S63 image file must be stored
on that node.
ˆ If you are using TFTP, you should start the TFTP server before you
begin the download procedure.
ˆ The AT-S63 image file contains the bootloader for the switch. You
cannot load the image file and bootloader separately.
ˆ Installing a new AT-S63 software image does not change the current
configuration of a switch (for instance, IP address, subnet mask, and
virtual LANs). To return a switch to its default configuration values,
refer to “Returning the AT-S63 Management Software to the Factory
Default Values” on page 67.
Caution
The switch stops forwarding Ethernet traffic after it has downloaded
the image file and begun to initialize the software. Some network
traffic may be lost.
The following procedures assume that you have already obtained the new
software from Allied Telesyn and stored it on the management station
from which you will be performing the procedure, or on the TFTP server.