Chapter 16: File Download and Upload Commands
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❑There must be a node on your network that contains TFTP server
software and the file to be downloaded must be stored on the
server.
❑You should start the TFTP server software before you perform the
download command.
❑The switch where you are downloading the file must have an IP
address and subnet mask, such as a master switch. For switches
without an IP address, such as a slave switch, you can perform an
Xmodem download from a local management session or,
alternatively, a switch to switch upload using UPLOAD
METHOD=REMOTESWITCH on page 248.
❑If you are downloading a configuration file, the switch does not
automatically designate it as its active boot configuration file. To
designate a configuration file as the active boot file, refer to SET
CONFIG on page 232.
❑The AT-S62 software image can be downloaded only onto an
AT-8500 Series switch.
❑The current configuration of a switch is retained when a new
AT-S62 software image is installed.
❑The AT-S62 image file contains the bootloader for the switch. You
cannot load the image file and bootloader separately.
❑If you download a new AT-S62 image file and enter a filename for
the DESTFILE parameter instead of APPBLOCK, the file is stored in
the switch’s file system. To copy the image file into the application
block so that its used by the switch as its active image file, refer to
UPLOAD METHOD=LOCAL on page 246.
Note
Downloading an AT-S62 image file into a switch’s file system rather
than into the application block should be perform with care. The file
will take up nearly all 2 megabytes of space in the file system,
leaving little room for other files, such as configuration files and SSL
certificates.