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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

CLI: Switch-To-Switch Download

Syntax:

copy tftp flash <ip-addr> flash

For example, to download an OS file from a Switch 2512 with an IP address of 10.28.227.103:

Figure 8-17.Switch-To-Switch OS Download Using the CLI

Using Xmodem to Download the OS File From a PC

This procedure assumes that:

The switch is connected via the Console RS-232 port on 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 NT terminal emulator, you would use the Send File option in the Transfer dropdown menu.)

Menu: Xmodem Download

1.From the console Main Menu, select

7.Download OS

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 transferfrom the attached computer.....

5.Execute the terminal emulator command(s) to begin Xmodem binary transfer.

Operating an Transferring Startup or System

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