Quick Reference Guide

42 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide

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Image file types

This section lists the boot and flash image file types supported on the PowerConnect B-Series

TI24X of switches and how to install them. For information about a specific version of code, refer to

the release notes.

Upgrading software

Use the following procedures to upgrade the software.

Upgrading the boot code

Follow the steps given below to upgrade the boot code.

1. Place the new boot code on a TFTP server to which the device has access.

2. Enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI to copy the boot code from

the TFTP server into flash memory:

• copy tftp flash ip-addr image-file-name bootrom

NOTE

Use the copy tftp flash command to copy the boot code to the device only during a

maintenance window. Attempting to do so during normal networking operations can cause

disruption to the network.

3. Verify that the code has been successfully copied by entering the following command at any

level of the CLI:

• show flash

The output will display the compressed boot ROM code size and the boot code version.

4. Upgrade the flash code as instructed in the following section.

Upgrading the flash code

Follow the steps given below to upgrade the flash code.

1. Place the new flash code on a TFTP server to which the device has access.

2. Enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI to copy the flash code from

the TFTP server into the flash memory.

copy tftp flash ip-addr image-file-name primary | secondary

3. Verify that the flash code has been successfully copied by entering the following command at

any level of the CLI.

show flash

TABLE 8 Software image files

Product Boot image

Flash image

PowerConnect B-Series TI24X GRZxxxxx.bin TISxxxxx.bin (Layer 2)