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9. If using Windows HyperTerminal, click the “Transfer” button,
and then click “Send File....” Select the XModem Protocol and
then use the “Browse” button to select the required firmware
code file from your PC system. The “Xmodem file send”
window displays the progress of the download procedure.
10. After the file has been downloaded, you are prompted with
“Update Image File:” to specify the type of code file. Press <R>
for runtime code, <D> for diagnostic code, or <L> for loader
code.
Caution: If you select <L> for loader code, be sure the code is
valid. Otherwise the switch will not be able to boot.
Unless absolutely necessary do not download loader
files.
11. Specify a name for the downloaded code file. Filenames
should not contain slashes (\ or /), the leading letter of the file
name should not be a period (.), and the maximum length for
file names is 31 characters. (Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ".",
"-", "_")
12. If you are downloading a runtime code file you must enter the
same filename as the current runtime file to overwrite that file.
The switch can only contain one runtime file.