Inside this archive you'll see a folder titled `brocade-(date)` - extract this entire folder somewhere on your PC. Then, you need to get a TFTP server up and running temporarily, serving files out of the `TFTP-Content` subfolder. If you're already familiar with how to do this, point your TFTP server at `TFTP-Content` so it's the root folder, then navigate to your switch model under the **Brocade Setup** menu on the left. If you need some pointers getting TFTP running, continue below.
For a simple temporary TFTP server under Windows, I highly recommend Tftpd64. In the brocade ZIP above, a portable copy that requires no installation is included under the `Tftpd64` folder - just launch the `tftpd64.exe` executable inside - it should already be configured with the appropriate settings, and set to serve the correct folder (`..\TFTP-Content\`).
That's it! You're now serving all the files via TFTP so your switch can grab them. When you're done with the guide, just exit the program. If you don't want to trust an executable from a random site, you can also just [download Tftpd64](https://pjo2.github.io/tftpd64/) from the official site and configure it yourself (granted, if you `diff` it with mine, you'll see they're identical).
>**Note:** On any modern version of Windows, the Windows Firewall will probably block TFTP connections by default - if you get TFTP issues and the switch can't download files, just completely disable the windows firewall temporarily
You may already have a TFTP daemon you prefer on *nix but if not, I've found `tftpd-hpa` to typically be the simplest. The following assumes you're on a Debian-ish distro or similar. If you're on something `yum` or `pkg` based, I'm sure you can figure out the equivalent commands. First, install `tftpd-hpa`:
By default it will enable it as a service so it will start every boot, let's disable that so it will only run when you manually start it:
```
systemctl disable tftpd-hpa
```
Now you need to edit the config located at `/etc/default/tftpd-hpa` to match the below exactly, but of course changing the directory path to wherever you happened to extract the brocade ZIP:
That's it, you're now serving all the guide files and your switches can grab them. If you have trouble, you should see a good amount of related info from `tail -F /var/log/syslog` - see if it's complaining about file permissions or similar. When you're finished with the guide, you can stop the daemon and it won't start again until you tell it to, or just uninstall it completely:
You're now serving the required files over TFTP. Just navigate to the left-hand menu, underneath the **Brocade Setup** section - click on the section for your switch model and begin.
