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File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

General Software Download Rules

■Switch software that you download via the menu interface always goes to primary flash.

■After a software download, you must reboot the switch to implement the new software. Until a reboot occurs, the switch continues to run on the software it was using before the download commenced.

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-28.

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 image to primary flash. Refer to “Restoring a Flash Image” on page C-84.

Using TFTP To Download Software from a Server

This procedure assumes that:

■A software version for the switch has been stored on a TFTP server accessible to the switch. (The software file is typically available from the ProCurve Networking web site at www.procurve.com.)

■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 via IP.Before you use the procedure, do the following:

■Obtain the IP address of the TFTP server in which the 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 software file stored in the TFTP server for the switch (for example, E0820.swi).

If your TFTP server is a UNIX workstation, ensure that the case (upper or lower) that you specify for the filename is the same case as the characters in the software filenames on the server.

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