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Riverstone Networks RS 2100 Getting Started Guide 5-3

Managing RS 2100 Software Upgrading Boot PROM Software

Note You do not need to activate this change.

7. Reboot the RS 2100 to load and run the new system software image.

5.2 UPGRADING BOOT PROM SOFTWARE

The RS 2100 boots using the boot PROM image software installed on the motherboard’s internal memory. To upgrade

the boot PROM image, use the following procedure.

1. Display the current boot settings by entering the system show version command. Note the

current

Boot Prom Image version.

Here is an example:

2. Copy the upgrade boot PROM image software onto a TFTP server that the RS 2100 can access. (Use

the

ping command to verify that the RS 2100 can reach the TFTP server.)

Note If the TFTP server is one or more hops away from the RS 2100, add a route to the

TFTP server’s network using the ip add route command.

3. Enter the following command to copy the bootPROM upgrade onto the RS 2100’s internal memory:

Note The <image-file-name> is the full directory path and filename to the bootPROM

image file on the TFTP server.

rs# system show version

Software Information

Software Version : 7.0

Image Information : rs7000, built on Mon Jan 25 14:10:21 2000

Image Boot Location: file:/pc-flash/boot/img/rs7000

Boot Prom Version : prom-2.0.0.5

system promimage upgrade <IPaddr-of-TFTP-host> <image-file-name>