File Transfers

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation to

Primary or Secondary Flash

Using Xmodem and a terminal emulator, you can download an OS image to either primary or secondary flash.

Syntax: copy xmodem flash [<primary secondary>]

Note that if you do not specify the flash destination, the Xmodem download defaults to primary flash.

For example, to download an OS file named E0500.swi from a PC (running a terminal emulator program such as HyperTerminal) to primary flash:

1.Execute the following command in the CLI:

2.Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the Xmodem transfer. For example, using HyperTerminal:

a.Click on Transfer, then Send File.

b.Type the file path and name in the Filename field.

c.In the Protocol field, select Xmodem.

d.Click on the ���� button.

The download can take several minutes, depending on the baud rate used in the transfer.

3.When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement the newly dowloaded OS. To do so, use one of the following commands:

boot system flash <primary secondary> Reboots from the selected flash.

-or-

 

reload

Reboots from the flash image

 

currently in use.

(For more on these commands, see “Rebooting the Switch” on page 5-17.)

4.To confirm that the operating system downloaded correctly:

HPswitch> show system

Check the Firmware revision line. It should show the OS version that you downloaded in the preceding steps.

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