File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

4.To confirm that the software downloaded correctly:

ProCurve> show system

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

If you need information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot commands, refer to “Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options” on page 6-14.

Switch-to-Switch Download

You can use TFTP to transfer a software image between two switches of the same series. 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 a switch software file from either the primary or secondary flash of one switch to the primary flash of another switch of the same series.

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 switch contain- ing the software file you want to download.

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

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

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

/os/secondary.

5.Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the software download.

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

Validating and writing system software to FLASH...

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