AdvanceStack Switch 2000 10Base-FL Module Installation Guide 1996-09

Downloading Software

3. Check the “OS Version” line in the Switch Information screen.

• If the version number is A.02.01 or later, the Switch 2000 can support

the 10Base-FL Module. In this case, go to “Installing the 10Base-FL

Module in an Unused Slot” on page 6.

• If the version number is earlier than A.02.01, download a new OS

before installing the 10Base-FL Module. In this case, continue with

the instructions in this section before you install the module.

Software Sources and Content

First-Time 10Base-FL Module Installation: Generally, if you are installing

the 10Base-FL Module in your Switch 2000 for the first time, use the software

provided on the disk you received with the module.

Upgrading a Previous 10Base-FL Module Installation: If you are

upgrading the software for an existing 10Base-FL Module installation, you can

use software that is either provided on a current disk or obtained in a

compressed, self-extracting file named j3100a.exe that you can download

from Hewlett-Packard’s World Wide Web or other electronic sources. (Refer

to “HP Customer Support Services” on the card included in the front of this

manual.)

Both the disk and the self-extracting (j3100a.exe) file contain one or more

of the following files:

■ The switch update utility, named update.exe, and a readme.txt file

containing instructions on how to use the update utility, plus other

information. (This is a PC-based utility that you can run from DOS or from

a DOS window to download the switch software from a PC directory. This

utility requires an RS-232 serial connection to the Switch 2000.)

■ The proprietary MIB file for the Switch 2000.

■ Two OS files:

filename.swi

filename.fdd

where filename will be the same for both files; for example:

A_02_01.swi OS for the Switch 2000 chassis and all

Switch 2000 modules that operate with

version A.02.01 or earlier software

A_02_01.fdd OS for the FDDI Module. (Necessary if

an FDDI Module is installed.)

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