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➽Note! When upgrading the boot code, append the string *boot to the filename when entering the filename. For example, to download the 2.3 bootcode to the switch, type the following:
main image download filename: STS_230.bt*boot
Execute <name> Download/Upload
This command is displayed on the
The command Execute <name> Download/Upload initiates the download or upload for a single switch only. On a locally attached console, the screen displays the block it last received from the server (block 0 if no reply has been received) until the last packet arrives. The switch does not attempt to load any of the image into flash memory until it receives the final packet. Therefore, if interrupted or cancelled for any reason before the last packet, the previous system image remains intact in flash memory.
Once the last packet has arrived, the switch immediately begins clearing flash memory and loads it with the new image.
The switch will continue to use its previously loaded software until its next reset by whatever means. The newly stored image is not functional until a reset is performed.
When downloading configuration, all configurable parameters will be replaced with this new configuration, the message log will be cleared and the switch must be reset immediately after.
While uploading configuration files, the switch can continue normal operation. Note that some TFTP servers requires that the file exist before it will allow uploading. The switch will append the box number (.#) to the filename, that is,
➽Note: Be careful - if the process is interrupted during this time, the stored image may be corrupted and the SmartStack
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