File Transfers

Transferring Switch Configurations

USB: Copying a Configuration File to a USB Device

To use this method, a USB flash memory device must be connected to the switch’s USB port.

Syntax: copy startup-config usb < filename> copy running-config usb < filename >

Uses the USB port to copy a designated configuration file from the switch to a USB flash memory device. For more on multiple configuration files, refer to “Multiple Configuration Files” on page 6-26.

For example, to copy the startup configuration file to a USB flash drive:

1.Insert a USB device into the switch’s USB port.

2.Execute the following command:

Procurve# copy startup-config usb procurve-config

where procurve-configis the name given to the configuration file that is copied from the switch to the USB device.

USB: Copying a Configuration File from a USB Device

To use this method, the switch must be connected via the USB port to a USB flash drive on which is stored the configuration file you want to copy. To execute the command, you will need to know the name of the file to copy.

Syntax: copy usb startup-config < filename >

Copies a configuration file from a USB device to the startup configuration file on the switch.

For example, to copy a configuration file from a USB device to the switch:

1.Insert a USB device into the switch’s USB port.

2.Execute the following command:

Procurve# copy usb startup-config procurve-configwhere procurve-configis the name of the file to copy.

3.At the prompt, press [Enter] to reboot the switch and implement the newly downloaded software.

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