Allied Telesis Rapier Switch - Manual (Page 25)

Operating the Switch 25
Software Release 2.5.1
C613-02025-00 REV B
The SERVER parameter specifies the IP address or the host name (a fully
qualified domain name) of the TFTP server or HTTP server from which the file
is loaded. If a host name is specified, a DNS lookup is used to translate this to
an IP address. The SET IP NAMESERVER command can be used to define
name servers. The PING command can be used to verify that the switch can
communicate with the server via IP. The SERVER parameter is not used when
METHOD is set to ZMODEM or NONE. The following are examples of valid
server names when METHOD is set to HTTP:
host.company.com
192.168.3.4
If DEFAULT is specified, this parameter is set to the factory default, which has
no value set for SERVER, clearing any value previously set as default.
Example: Install Software Upgrade for Rapier Switch
This example downloads a compressed release from the Rapier Support site to
the switch’s FLASH memory using HTTP.
To install a compressed release:
1. Download the release files to the switch.
The release file is downloaded to the switch with the command:
LOAD METHOD=HTTP DESTINATION=FLASH
FILE=/support/rapier/downloads/86s-210.rez
SERVER=www.alliedtelesyn.co.nz HTTPPROXY=proxy-address
PROXYPORT=proxy-port
where proxy-address is the fully qualified domain name (e.g.
proxy.mycompany.com) or IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.1) of the proxy server,
and proxy-port is the port number of the proxy port on the proxy server. If
access from the switch to the world wide web is not via a proxy server, the
HTTPPROXY and PROXYPORT parameters should be omitted.
The process of downloading a release file can take some time, even if the
switch and the HTTP server are connected by high speed links. An
indicative time for downloading a release over Ethernet is 5 to 10 minutes.
The progress of the download can be monitored with the command:
SHOW LOAD
When the download has completed, the presence of the files in FLASH can
be displayed with the command:
SHOW FILE
This shows the file 86s-210.rez is present.
2. Test the release.
The release can now be tested, using the command:
SET INSTALL=TEMPORARY RELEASE=86s-210.REZ
The install information can be checked with the command:
SHOW INSTALL
The switch is then rebooted, and the install is checked again. This display
should indicate, in the install history, that the temporary install was
loaded.