Downloading The Software Images Over A Serial Connection On The Console Port; Preparing To Download An Image Using Kermit - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Downloading the Software Images Over a Serial Connection on the Console Port

Copying a file to an SFTP server is similar. You will be asked for the destination host and pathname and
the copy process will occur without additional confirmation.
Console> (enable) copy bootflash:test2 sftp
IP address or name of remote host [10.6.1.10]?
Name of file to copy to [/tmp/bob/test2]?
Username for sftp[bob]?
Password for User bob[]:
CCC/
File has been copied successfully.
Downloading the Software Images Over a Serial Connection on
the Console Port
These sections describe how to perform a serial download of the software images over the supervisor
engine console port using Kermit, which is a popular file-transfer and terminal-emulation software
program:
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Preparing to Download an Image Using Kermit

Before you begin a serial download of a software image using Kermit, do the following:
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Caution To prevent communication problems, do not use a speed greater than 19,200 baud.
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Preparing to Download an Image Using Kermit, page 27-28
Downloading the Software Images Using Kermit (PC Procedure), page 27-29
Downloading the Software Images Using Kermit (UNIX Procedure), page 27-30
Example Serial Software Image Download Procedures, page 27-31
On a UNIX workstation, verify that your shell window is local (not an rlogin window to a different
workstation).
Verify that the supervisor engine console port is connected to a serial port on your PC or workstation
with a serial cable.
Verify that the Kermit software is installed on your PC or workstation.
Verify that the line speed settings are the same on the PC or workstation and on the switch:
On the switch, you can change the console port speed by entering the set system baud rate
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command. The default baud rate is 9600 baud.
– On the PC or workstation, you can change the baud rate of the serial port by entering the set
speed rate command at the Kermit> prompt.
Ensure that Kermit is using the proper serial port by doing the following:
On a PC, specify the serial port by entering the set port comx command, where x is the PC serial
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port number (1 through 8) that you connected to the switch.
On a UNIX workstation, specify the serial port by entering the set port /dev/ttyx command,
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where x is the serial port (a or b) that you connected to the switch.
Chapter 27 Working with System Software Images
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