File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or UNIX Workstation

This procedure assumes that:

The switch is connected via the Console RS-232 port to a PC operating as a terminal. (Refer to the Installation and Getting Started Guide you received with the switch for information on connecting a PC as a terminal and running the switch console interface.)

The switch software is stored on a disk drive in the PC.

The terminal emulator you are using includes the Xmodem binary transfer feature. (For example, in the HyperTerminal application included with Windows NT, you would use the Send File option in the Transfer dropdown menu.)

Menu: Xmodem Download to Primary Flash

Note that the menu interface accesses only the primary flash.

1.From the console Main Menu, select7.Download OS

2.Press [E] (for Edit).

3.Use the Space bar to select XMODEM in the Method field.

4.Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the software download. The following message then appears:

Press enter and then initiate Xmodem transferfrom the attached computer.....

5.Press [Enter] and then execute the terminal emulator command(s) to begin Xmodem binary 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 [Send] button.

The download will then commence. It can take several minutes, depend­ ing on the baud rate set in the switch and in your terminal emulator.

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