HP PROCURVE 2520 Management And Configuration Manual page 382

File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
For example, to download a switch software file named k0800.swi from a
TFTP server with the IP address of 10.28.227.103 to primary flash:
1. Execute copy as shown below:
Figure A-4. Example of the Command to Download an OS (Switch Software)
2. When the switch finishes downloading the software file from the server,
3. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement
Syntax: boot system flash < primary | secondary >
Syntax: reload
4. To confirm that the software downloaded correctly, execute show system
For information on primary/secondary flash memory and the boot commands,
refer to "Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options" on page 6-13.
N o t e
If you use auto-tftp to download a new image in a redundant management
system, the active management module downloads the new image to both the
active and standby modules. Rebooting after the auto-tftp process completes
reboots the entire system.
A-8
Dynamic counter continually displays the
number of bytes transferred.
it displays this progress message:
Validating and Writing System Software to FLASH ...
the newly downloaded software image. To do so, use one of the following
commands:
Boots from the selected flash.
Boots from the flash image and startup-config file. A switch
covered in this guide (with multiple configuration files), also
uses the current startup-config file.
(For more on these commands, refer to "Rebooting the Switch" on page
6-18.)
and check the Firmware revision line.
This message means that the image you
want to upload will replace the image
currently in primary flash.