Cli: Switch-To-Switch Download; Using Xmodem To Download The Os File From A Pc; Menu: Xmodem Download - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

CLI: Switch-To-Switch Download

Syntax:
For example, to download an OS file from a Switch 2512 with an IP address
of 10.28.227.103:
Running Total
of Bytes
Downloaded
Figure 8-17.Switch-To-Switch OS Download Using the CLI

Using Xmodem to Download the OS File From a PC

This procedure assumes that:
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Menu: Xmodem Download

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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
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The switch is connected via the Console RS-232 port on a PC operating as
a terminal. (Refer to the Installation Guide you received with the switch
for information on connecting a PC as a terminal and running the switch
console interface.)
The switch operating system (OS) is stored on a disk drive in the PC.
The terminal emulator you are using includes the Xmodem binary transfer
feature. (For example, in the Windows NT terminal emulator, you would
use the Send File option in the Transfer dropdown menu.)
From the console Main Menu, select
7. Download OS
Press [E] (for Edit).
Use the Space bar to select XMODEM in the Method field.
Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) to begin the OS download. The following
message then appears:
Press enter and then initiate Xmodem transfer
from the attached computer.....
Execute the terminal emulator command(s) to begin Xmodem binary
transfer.
Downloading an Operating System (OS)
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