File Transfers

File Transfers

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

Using Xmodem to Download the OS File

This procedure assumes that:

■The switch is connected via the Console port to a PC operating as a terminal. (Refer to the Installation Guide you received with the switch for information on connecting a PC as a terminal and running the switch console interface.)

■The switch operating system (OS) is stored on a disk drive in the PC.

■The terminal emulator you are using includes the Xmodem binary transfer feature. (For example, in the Windows 3.1 terminal emulator, you would use the Send Binary File option in the Transfers dropdown menu.)

To Perform the OS Download:

1.From the console Main Menu, select

7.Download OS

The screen shown in figure 8-1 is shown.

2.Press [E] (for Edit).

3.Use the Space bar to select XMODEM in the Method field.

4.Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the OS download. The following message then appears:

Press enter and then initiate Xmodem transfer

from the attached computer.....

5.Execute the terminal emulator command(s) to begin an Xmodem binary transfer of the switch OS file that is on the PC disk drive.

The download can take several minutes, depending on the baud rate used for the transfer.

6.When the download finishes, the switch automatically resets itself and begins running the new OS version.

7.To confirm that the operating system downloaded correctly:

a.From the Main Menu, select:

1.Status and Counters

1.General System Information

b.Check the Firmware revision line.

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