File Transfers

File Transfers

Downloading an Operating System

Using TFTP To Download the OS File

Before you use this procedure, make sure of the following:

The switch is properly connected to the network and is configured for either IP or IPX service, whichever you need to communicate with the TFTP server used for the download.

The OS software to download must be stored in a file on a TFTP server in your network. (The OS file is typically available from HP’s electronic services—refer to the perforated card at the front of this manual.)

You know the name of the OS file stored in the TFTP server. (For example, j317801.cmp .)

You have determined the IP or IPX address of the TFTP server in which the OS file has been stored.

N o t e

If your TFTP server is a Unix workstation, ensure that the case (upper or

 

lower) that you specify for the filename in the switch console Download OS

 

screen is the same case as the characters in the OS filenames on the TFTP

 

server.

 

1. In the switch console Main Menu, select Download OS. You will then see

 

 

this screen:

Figure C-1. The Download OS Screen (Default Values)

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