Using Secure Copy And Sftp - ProCurve 6200yl Management And Configuration Manual

File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
A-8
Dynamic counter continually displays the
number of bytes transferred.
Figure A-4. Example of the Command to Download an OS (Switch Software)
2. When the switch finishes downloading the software file from the server,
it displays this progress message:
Validating and Writing System Software to FLASH ...
3. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement
the newly downloaded software image. To do so, use one of the following
commands:
Syntax: boot system flash < primary | secondary >
Boots from the selected flash.
Syntax: reload
Boots from the flash image and startup-config file. A switch
covered in this guide (with multiple configuration files), also
uses the current startup-config file.
(For more on these commands, refer to "Rebooting the Switch" on page
6-18.)
To confirm that the software downloaded correctly, execute show system
4.
and check the Firmware revision line.
For information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot commands,
refer to "Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options" on page 6-13.

Using Secure Copy and SFTP

For some situations you may want to use a secure method to issue commands
or copy files to the switch. By opening a secure, encrypted SSH session you
can then use a third-party software application to take advantage of Secure
Copy (SCP) and Secure ftp (SFTP). SCP and SFTP provide a secure alternative
to TFTP for transferring information that may be sensitive (like switch con-
figuration files) to and from the switch. Essentially you are creating a secure
SSH tunnel as a way to transfer files with SFTP and SCP channels.
This message means that the image you
want to upload will replace the image
currently in primary flash.