Chapter 7: The FLASH Download Screen
Page 7-2 ESXMIM/ESXMIM-F2 Local Management Guide
7.1 SELECTING A FLASH DOWNLOAD METHOD
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Download Method field.
2. Press SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select a flash download method.
• If you select RUNTIME, the Reboot After Download field
appears.
• If you select BOOTPROM, the Commit to Flash field and the
TFTP Gateway Server IP field appears.
7.1.1 BootPROM Download
If you select a BootPROM download, perform the following steps:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Commit to Flash field.
2. Use the SPACE bar or BACKSPACE to select one of the following:
• YES, if you want the ESXMIM to copy the firmware image to
FLASH memory once the download has been completed.
• NO, if you want the ESXMIM to continue operating without
updating the firmware image currently stored in FLASH memory.
If the ESXMIM is reset or restarted, it will start up from the
previous firmware image which is contained in FLASH memory,
discarding the downloaded firmware in LDRAM.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the DDN Format IP Address next to
the TFTP Gateway Server IP field.
4. Enter the IP address of the TFTP gateway server.
