Using The Snmp-Based Software Update Utility; Series 2500 Switch-To-Switch Download; Menu: Switch-To-Switch Download - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
Downloading an Operating System (OS)

Using the SNMP-Based Software Update Utility

HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches includes a software update utility for
updating on HP ProCurve switch products such as the Series 2500 switches.
For further information, refer to the HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches User
Guide, provided electronically with the HP TopTools software.

Series 2500 Switch-to-Switch Download

If you have two or more Series 2500 switches networked together, you can
download the OS software from one switch to another by using the Download
OS feature in the switch console interface.

Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download

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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).
In the TFTP Server field, enter the IP address of the remote Series 2500
switch containing the OS you want to download.
Enter "flash" for the Remote File Name. (Type "flash" in lowercase charac-
ters.)
Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the OS download.
A "progress" bar indicates the progress of the download. When the entire
operating system has been received, all activity on the switch halts and
the following messages appear:
Validating and writing system software to FLASH...
Transfer completed
After the system flash memory has been updated with the new operating
system, the switch reboots itself and begins running with the new operat-
ing system.
To confirm that the operating system downloaded correctly:
a. From the Main Menu, select
Status and Counters
General System Information
b. Check the Firmware revision line.