Switch-To-Switch Download - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
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3. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement
the newly downloaded software. To do so, use one of the following
commands:
Syntax: boot system flash <primary | secondary>
Reboots from the selected flash.
Syntax: reload
Reboots from the flash image currently in use.
(For more on these commands, see "Rebooting the Switch" on page 6-17.)
4. To confirm that the software downloaded correctly:
HPswitch> show system
Check the Firmware revision line. It should show the software version that
you downloaded in the preceding steps.
If you need information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot
commands, see "Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options" on page
6-12.

Switch-to-Switch Download

You can use TFTP to transfer a software image between two switches of the
same series. (For example, all of the Series 5300xl switches use software with
the "E" identifier, such as E.08.40.swi, and all of the Series 3400cl and Series
6400cl switches use software with the "M" identifier, such as M.08.01.) The
menu interface enables you to transfer primary-to-primary or secondary-to-
primary. The CLI enables all combinations of flash location options.
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash
Using the menu interface, you can download a switch software file from either
the primary or secondary flash of one switch to the primary flash of another
switch of the same series.
1. From the switch console Main Menu in the switch to receive the down-
load, select 7. Download OS screen.
Ensure that the Method parameter is set to TFTP (the default).
2.
3. In the TFTP Server field, enter the IP address of the remote switch contain­
ing the software file you want to download.
For the Remote File Name, enter one of the following:
4.