HP Procurve 2650 Management And Configuration Manual page 422

File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
A-6
CLI: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary or Secondary
Flash
This command automatically downloads a switch software image to primary
or secondary flash.
Syntax: copy tftp flash <ip-address> <remote-os-file> [< primary | secondary >]
Note that if you do not specify the flash destination, the Xmodem download
defaults to primary flash.
For example, to download a switch software file named G0502.swi from a
TFTP server with the IP address of 10.28.227.103 to primary flash:
Execute copy as shown below:
1.
Dynamic counter continually displays the
number of bytes transferred.
Figure A-3. Example of the Command to Download Switch Software
2. When the switch finishes downloading the switch software file from the
server, it displays this progress message:
Validating and Writing System Software to FLASH . . .
3. When the switch is ready to activate the downloaded software you will
see this message:
System software written to FLASH.
You will need to reboot to activate.
At this point, use the boot command to reboot the switch and activate the
software you just downloaded:
HPswitch # boot
(For more on these commands, see "Rebooting the Switch" on page 5-17.)
To confirm that the switch software downloaded correctly, execute show
4.
system and check the Firmware revision line.
If you need information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot
commands, see "Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options" on page
5-12.
This message means that the image you
want to upload will replace the image
currently in primary flash.