Installation Manual
Quidway S5000 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 5 BootROM and Host Software Loading
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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Chapter 5 BootROM and Host Software Loading
5.1 Introduction to Loading Approaches
This chapter introduces how to load BootROM and host software for a switch at the
local and the remote.
You can load the software at the remote using:
z
FTP
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TFTP
You can load the software at the local using:
z
XModem via Console port
z
TFTP via Ethernet port
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FTP via Ethernet port
Note:
Please note that the BootROM version should be compatible with the host software
version when BootROM and host software are being loaded.
5.2 Local Software Loading
If your terminal is directly connected to the switch, you can load BootROM and host
software at the local.
Before proceeding to load the software, make sure that your terminal is correctly
connected to the switch.
Note:
The steps that you should take to load BootROM program and host software are the
same, except that in a BootROM program loading process you need to press <Ctrl +U>
after accessing the BootROM menu and will view a different prompt message.
BootROM loading steps are described below as an example.