HP J3178A manual Configuration

File Transfers

Transferring Switch Configurations

1.From the Main Menu select Advanced Commands

2.At the command prompt, execute one of the following commands:

To upload a configuration to a file on a PC or Unix workstation:

put IP_address CONFIG remote_file

put IPX_address CONFIG remote_file

To download a configuration from a file on a PC or Unix workstation:

get IP_address CONFIG remote_file get IPX_address CONFIG remote_file

where: IP_address or IPX_address is the address of the PC or Unix workstation in which the configuration is to be stored.

remote_file is the name of the configuration file in the PC or Unix workstation

Using ZGet and ZPut To Transfer a Configuration Between the Switch and a PC or Unix Workstation

The PC or workstation must be operating as a VT-100 or ANSI terminal, and can be connected either directly or via a modem to the switch’s console port. Also, the PC or workstation must be running a Zmodem-compatible terminal emulation program. If a manager password has been set, you must log on to the switch using that password in order to execute the Zget or Zput commands.

N o t e	ZGet overwrites the switch’s current configuration with the downloaded
	configuration.

To use ZGet or ZPut, you need the name assigned to the configuration file on the PC or workstation

1.On the PC or workstation, start the Zmodem-compatible terminal emula- tion program, then follow the instructions provided with the program to prepare for a file transfer.

2.From the switch console’s Main Menu select Advanced Commands.

File Transfers

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