ProCurve Switches 2512 and 2524 Management and Configuration Guide

A-1
Transferring an Operating
System or Startup
A
Transferring an Operating System or Startup
Configuration File
Appendix Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Downloading an Operating System (OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Using TFTP To Download the OS File from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Menu: TFTP Download from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
CLI: TFTP Download from a Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Using the SNMP-Based Software Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Series 2500 Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
CLI: Switch-To-Switch Download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Using Xmodem to Download the OS File From a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Menu: Xmodem Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation . . . . . . A-8
Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10