Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

A “progress” bar indicates the progress of the download. When the entire operating system has been received, all activity on the switch halts and you will see Validating and writing system software to FLASH... followed by Transfer completed.

After the system flash memory has been updated with the new operating system, the switch reboots itself and begins running with the new operating system.

7.To confirm that the operating system downloaded correctly:

a.From the Main Menu, select 1. Status and Counters, and from the Status and Counters menu, select 1. General System Information

b.Check the Firmware revision line.CLI: TFTP Download from a Server

Syntax: copy tftp flash <ip-address><remote-os-file>

For example, to download an OS file named F_01_03.swi from a TFTP server with the IP address of 10.28.227.103:

1.Execute the copy command as shown below:

2.When the switch finishes downloading the OS file from the server, it displays this progress message:

Validating and Writing System Software to FLASH . . .

3.After the switch reboots, it displays the CLI or Main Menu, depending on the Logon Default setting last configured in the menu’s Switch Setup screen.

Operating an Transferring Startup or System

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