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File Transfers
Transferring Switch Configurations
File Transfers
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File from a Serially Conn ected PC
or Unix Workstation. To use this method, the switch must be connected via
the serial port to a PC or Unix workstation on which is stored the configuration
file you want to copy. To complete the copying, you will need to know the
name of the file to copy and the drive and directory location of the file.
Syntax: copy xmodem startup-config <pc | unix>
For example, to copy a configuration file from a PC serially connected to the
switch:
1. Execute the following command:
2. After you see the above prompt, press [Enter].
3. Execute the terminal emulator command s to begin the file transfer.
4. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement
the newly dowloaded OS. To do so, use one of the following commands:
boot system flash <primary | secondary>Reboots from the selected
flash.
-or-
reload Reboots from the flash image
currently in use.
(For more on these commands, see “Rebooting the Switch” on page 5-17.)