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Chapter 16: File Download and Upload Commands

❑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.

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