Using the bootrom update utility – Enterasys Networks Security Router X-PeditionTM User Manual

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Utilizing the Command Line Interface

2-30 Managing the XSR

Optionally, if you have CompactFlash installed, you can download the firmware file to

cflash:

then perform Step 1 (see below) followed by the

bu

(lower-case

u

) command.

If you use the Cabletron TFTP/BOOTP Services application, which does not recognize long
file names, first shorten the Bootrom file name to 8 characters or less with an extension, before
beginning the download (i.e.:

bootnew.fls

). Rename the file after the download.

Be aware that factory default Flash is limited to 8 Mbytes and if congested may not be able to
store a downloaded Bootrom. Delete old firmware or other files before downloading.

Using the Bootrom Update Utility

The Bootrom update utility upgrades the boot flash sectors of the on-board Flash memory. This
update tool functions similar to the

bU

command but also can be executed from a Telnet session,

allowing Bootrom updates to be performed remotely. The utility runs as a standalone program
and can recognize both old (1.x) and new (2.01) versions of the Bootrom file format. After you
complete the Bootrom update, the XSR will reboot.

Note that screen-captured XSR text is displayed in

Courier font. User-required input appears in

larger, bold

Courier font.

1.

From a remote Telnet session, at a CLI prompt, configure the “boot-config” file to your current
software file residing in flash: (the default is

xsr1800.fls

; if your Bootrom version is earlier

than 1.16, the default is

xsr1805.fls

). Enter:

XSR(config)#

boot system xsr1800.fls

xsr1800.fls saved into flash:boot-config

2.

Exit to EXEC mode and verify this setting by entering:

more boot-config

. Verify at least two

MBytes of flash file space is open by entering the

dir

command. If file space is low, delete

unnecessary files. The following files are required (

xsr1800.fls

may be replaced by the

current software file):

XSR-1805#

dir

Listing Directory flash:/

size date

time name

-------- ------

------

--------

208

OCT-31-2002

09:34:16 startup-config

3244017

OCT-31-2002

09:32:46 xsr1800.fls

12

OCT-31-2002

09:31:32 boot-config

3,475,456 bytes free
6,727,680 bytes total

3.

Using TFTP, transfer the latest Bootrom version from the network. The target name must be

bootrom.fls:

XSR-1805#copy tftp://192.168.27.95/C:/tftpDir/ bootrom2_01.fls
flash:bootrom.fls

Copy 'tftpDir/bootrom2_01.fls' from server as 'bootrom.fls' into
Flash(y/n) ? y

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Download from server done

File size: 820136 bytes

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