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Managing Your Remote Console Switch Using the On-board Web Interface

3 Click Reset SIP. A message appears warning you that this function is

reserved for tiered switches and that resetting the SIP may result in the

need to reboot the server.

4 Click OK to continue.

-or-

Click

Cancel to return to the SIPs subcategory.

Upgrading Firmware

You can upgrade the firmware for either the Remote Console Switch or the

SIPs. The SIPs can be upgraded individually or simultaneously. When an

upgrade is initiated, you will see a progress bar. As long as an upgrade is in

progress, you cannot initiate another.
The Enable Auto-Upgrade for All SIPs check box allows you to enable an

auto-upgrade for SIP firmware. You can override the auto-upgrade at any

stage using the Load Firmware button described in the next section.

NOTE:

For the 2161DS-2, 4161DS,

and 2321DS, you can upload new appliance

firmware using ASMP (if supported) or TFTP file transfer protocols. ASMP file

transfer allows you to select the firmware from a local file system. The 2161DS TFTP

file transfer allows you to specify the TFTP server address and the name of the

firmware file.

To upgrade Remote Console Switch firmware:

1 Click the Tools tab in the on-board web interface. The Tools window

appears.

2 Click the Upgrade Remote Console Switch Firmware button.
3 The Upgrade Remote Console Switch Firmware window appears. Select

TFTP Server or FTP Server as the source, and type the TFTP or FTP

server IP address where the firmware is located as well as the filename and

directory location.

or

Click

File System and browse to the location on your file system where the

FLASH file is located. Click

Open.

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