A-7
File Transfers
Downloading an Operating System (OS)
File Transfers
■The terminal emulator you are using includes the Xmodem bina ry 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, select
7. Download OS
2. Press [E] (for Edit).
3. Use the Space bar to sel ect XMODEM in the Method field.
4. Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the OS download. The following
message then appears:
Press enter and then initiate Xmodem transfer
from 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 Trans fe r, then Send File.
b. Type the file path and name in the Filen ame 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.
6. After the primary flash memory has been u pdated with the new operating
system, you must reboot the switch to implement the newly downloaded
OS. Return to the Main Menu and press [6] (for Reboot Switch). You will
then see this prompt:
Continue reboot of system? : No
Press the space bar once to change No to Yes, then pr ess [Enter] to begin
the reboot.
7. To confirm that the operating system downlo aded correctly:
a. From the Main Menu, select
1. Status and Counters
1. General System Information
b. Check the Firmware revision line.