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firmwareDow nload 1-167
Telnet Commands
If no operand is specified, the operation becomes interactive and you 
are prompted for input.
Example To download a firmware file:
switch:admin> firmwaredownload
Server Name or IP Address: 192.168.166.30
User Name: johndoe
File Name: /v4.0.2/release.plist
Password: xxxxxx
Full Install (Otherwise upgrade only) [Y]:
Do Auto-Commit after Reboot [Y]:
Reboot system after download [N]: y
Start to install packages......
dir              ##################################################
terminfo         ##################################################
<output truncated>
glibc            ##################################################
sin              ##################################################
Write kernel image into flash.
file verification SUCCEEDED
Firmwaredownload completes successfully.
switch:admin> 
user Specify a user name in quotation marks; for 
example, "jdoe". This user name is used to gain 
access to the host computer or directory where the 
firmware package resides. This operand is required.
file Specify a path and file name in quotation marks; for 
example, "/pub/dist/v2.6.0". Absolute 
pathnames may be specified using forward slash 
(/). Relative pathnames create the file in the user’s 
home directory on UNIX hosts, and in the directory 
where the FTP server is running on Windows hosts. 
This operand is required. This operand is specific to 
v3.0.
pfile Specify a fully qualified path and file name; for 
example, “/pub/dist/system.plist”. Absolute path 
names may be specified using forward slash (/). 
Relative path names create the file in the user’s 
home directory on UNIX hosts, and in the directory 
where the FTP server is running on Windows hosts. 
This operand is required. This operand is specific to 
v4.0.
passwd Specify a password. The passwd is only required for 
FTP firmware downloads. This operand is required, 
but may be NULL.