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File Transfers

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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

General Switch Software Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Using TFTP To Download Switch Software from a Server . . . . . . . . A-3

Menu: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary Flash . . . . . . . A-4

CLI: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary or

Secondary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

Using Secure Copy and SFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

The SCP/SFTP Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

SCP/SFTP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

Menu: Xmodem Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11

CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation

to Primary or Secondary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12

Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . A-14

CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15

Using HP PCM+ to Update Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16

Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17

Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or Unix Workstation . A-21 Copying Command Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-21 Copying Event Log Output to a Destination Device . . . . . . . . . A-22 Copying Crash Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . . . . A-22 Copying Crash Log Data Content to a Destination Device . . . . A-23

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