File Transfers

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

If you need information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot commands, see “Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options” on page 5-12.

Switch-to-Switch Download

You can use TFTP to transfer an OS image between two Series 5300XL switches. The menu interface enables you to transfer primary-to-primary or secondary-to-primary. The CLI enables all combinations of flash location options.

Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash

Using the menu interface, you can download an OS from either the primary or secondary flash of one Series 5300XL switch to the primary flash of another Series 5300XL switch.

1.From the switch console Main Menu in the switch to receive the down- load, select 7. Download OS screen.

2.Ensure that the Method parameter is set to TFTP (the default).

3.In the TFTP Server field, enter the IP address of the remote Series 5300XL switch containing the OS you want to download.

4.For the Remote File Name, enter one of the following:

To download the OS in the primary flash of the source switch, type “flash” in lowercase characters.

To download the OS in the secondary flash of the source switch, type

/os/secondary.

5.Press ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿, then ��� (for eXecute) to begin the OS download.

6.A “progress” bar indicates the progress of the download. When the entire operating system has been received, all activity on the switch halts and the following messages appear:

Validating and writing system software to FLASH...

7.After the primary flash memory has been updated with the new operating system, you must reboot the switch to implement the newly downloaded OS. Return to the Main Menu and press ��� (for Reboot Switch). You will then see this prompt:

Continue reboot of system? : No

Press the space bar once to change No to Yes, then press ￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ to begin the reboot.

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