File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

General Switch Software Download Rules

A switch software image downloaded through the menu interface always goes to primary flash.

After a switch software download, you must reboot the switch to imple­ ment the newly downloaded code. Until a reboot occurs, the switch continues to run on the software it was using before the download started.

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Downloading new switch software does not change the current switch con-

 

figuration. The switch configuration is contained in separate files that can also

 

be transferred. Refer to “Transferring Switch Configurations” on page A-18.

 

In most cases, if a power failure or other cause interrupts a flash image

 

download, the switch reboots with the image previously stored in primary

 

flash. In the unlikely event that the primary image is corrupted (which may

 

occur if a download is interrupted by a power failure), the switch goes into

 

boot ROM mode. In this case, use the boot ROM console to download a new

 

switch software image to primary flash. Refer to “Restoring a Flash Image” on

 

page C-44.

 

 

Using TFTP To Download Switch Software from a

Server

This procedure assumes that:

An switch software file for the switch has been stored on a TFTP server accessible to the switch. (The switch software file is typically available from the HP ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.)

The switch is properly connected to your network and has already been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.

The TFTP server is accessible to the switch through IP.

Before you use the procedure, do the following:

Obtain the IP address of the TFTP server in which the switch software file has been stored.

If VLANs are configured on the switch, determine the name of the VLAN in which the TFTP server is operating.

Determine the name of the switch software file stored in the TFTP server for the switch (for example, G0721.swi).

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