HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual page 17

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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
General Software Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Using TFTP To Download Software from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Menu: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary Flash . . . . . . . A-5
CLI: TFTP Download from a Server to Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Enabling TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Using Auto-TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Using Secure Copy and SFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
How It Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
The SCP/SFTP Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Disable TFTP and Auto-TFTP for Enhanced Security . . . . . . . A-14
Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
SCP/SFTP Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Troubleshooting SSH, SFTP, and SCP Operations . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From
a PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Menu: Xmodem Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-20
CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or UNIX Workstation to
Primary or Secondary Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21
Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-22
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash . . . . . . . . A-22
CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-23
Using PCM+ to Update Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-24
Copying Software Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-25
TFTP: Copying a Software Image to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . . A-25
Xmodem: Copying a Software Image from the Switch to a
USB Serial Console Connected PC or UNIX Workstation . . . . A-25
Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-26
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . A-26
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . A-27
TFTP: Copying a Customized Command File to a Switch . . . . A-27
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