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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 27 Working with System Software Images
Downloading the Software Images Over a Serial Connection on the Console Port
Note
If you enter the
connect
command more than 2 minutes after the Kermit> prompt reappears, you
might see only a Console> prompt instead of the status information about erasing and
programming flash code.
Step 10
Reset the switch by entering the
reset
system
command.
Step 11
When the switch reboots, enter the
show version
[
mod
] command to check the version of the code on
the switch.
Note
For an example that shows a complete serial download procedure using Kermit on a UNIX workstation,
see the
“UNIX Workstation Serial Download Procedure Example” section on page 27-32
.
Example Serial Software Image Download Procedures
These sections show the example serial download procedures over the supervisor engine console port
using Kermit:
•
PC Serial Download Procedure Example, page 27-31
•
UNIX Workstation Serial Download Procedure Example, page 27-32
PC Serial Download Procedure Example
This screen output shows an example of a complete serial download procedure on a PC:
C:\
copy A:\*.*
copying
c6509_
xx
.bin
C:\
kermit
Kermit, 4C(057) 06 Apr 98, 4.2 BSD
Type ? for help
Kermit>
set port com1
Kermit>
set speed 9600
Kermit>
connect
Connecting to com1,speed 9600.
The escape character is ^] (ASCII 29).
Type the escape character followed by C to get back,
or followed by ? to see other options
Console>
enable
Console> (enable)
download serial
Download CBI image via console port (y/n) [n]? y
Waiting for DOWNLOAD!
Return to your local Machine by typing its escape sequence
Issue Kermit send command from there[ Send `Filename`]
<CONTROL-] c to return to Local Machine>
Kermit> send
c6509_
xx
.bin
File name: c6509_xx.bin
KBytes transferred: xxxx