HP ProCurve 2520 Transferring Switch Configurations

File Transfers

Transferring Switch Configurations

Xmodem: Copying a Software Image from the Switch to a Serially Connected PC or UNIX Workstation

To use this method, the switch must be connected via the serial port to a PC or UNIX workstation.

Syntax: copy flash xmodem < pc unix >

Uses Xmodem to copy a designated configuration file from the switch to a PC or Unix workstation.

For example, to copy the primary flash image to a serially connected PC:

1.Execute the following command:

Procurve# copy xmodem flash

Press ‘Enter’ and start XMODEM on your host...

2.After you see the above prompt, press [Enter].

3.Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the file transfer.

Transferring Switch Configurations

Transfer Features

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Use TFTP to copy from a remote host to a config file.	A-24
Use TFTP to copy a config file to a remote host.	A-26

Use Xmodem to copy a configuration from a serially connected host to a config file. A-26

Use Xmodem to copy a config file to a serially connected host. A-26

Using the CLI commands described in this section, you can copy switch configurations to and from a switch.

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