Upgrading from the Command Line Interface 83
XModem (via the
console cable)
To upgrade software to your Switch via XModem, do the following:
1From the User View, enter:
xmodem get unit1>flash:/3ComOScfg.def
The following information is displayed:
**** WARNING ****
xmodem is a slow transfer protocol limited to the
current speed
settings of the auxiliary ports.
During the course of the download no exec input/output
will be available!
Proceed?[Y/N]y
Destination filename [unit1>flash:/vrpcfg.def]?
Before pressing ENTER you must choose ‘YES’ or
‘NO’[Y/N]:
2Enter y to display the following message:
Download with XMODEM protocol...
...C..
3As the file is downloading, start the XModem send file process with
terminal emulation software, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal.
When the file download is complete the message Download
successful! is displayed.
4Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each of the remaining files.