Transferring Switch Configurations - HP ProCurve Switch 212M Management And Configuration Manual

File Transfers

Transferring Switch Configurations

Transferring Switch Configurations
You can use the following commands to transfer Switch 212M and Switch
224M configurations between the switch and a PC or Unix workstation.
Command
Get
Put
XGet
XPut
N o t e
Get or Xget overwrites the switch's current configuration with the down-
loaded configuration. The switch then automatically reboots itself.
Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Between the
Switch and a Networked PC or Unix Workstation
To use Get or Put, you need the following:
N o t e
For the "Put" operation, most Unix TFTP servers require that a file of the same
name already exists on the server, in the TFTP directory, and that the file has
"write" permissions.
1.
A-8
Function
Download a switch configuration file from a networked PC or Unix workstation
using TFTP.
Upload a switch configuration to a file in a networked PC or Unix workstation
using TFTP.
Uses an Xmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to download a
switch configuration file from a PC or Unix workstation connected to the
switch's console port.
Uses an Xmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to upload a switch
configuration to a file in a PC or Unix workstation connected to the switch's
console port.
The IP address of the remote PC or Unix workstation that is acting as a
TFTP server
The name assigned to the configuration file you will use on the remote PC
or Unix workstation
From the Main Menu select
5. Diagnostics...
4. Command Prompt