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File Transfers
Downloading Switch Software
(For more on these commands, refer to “Rebooting the Switch” on page
6-19.)
4.
To confirm that the software downloaded correctly, execute
show system
and check the Firmware revision line.
Switch-to-Switch Download
You can use TFTP to transfer a software image between two switches of the
same series. The menu interface enables you to transfer primary-to-primary
or secondary-to-primary. The CLI enables all combinations of flash location
options.
Menu: Switch-to-Switch Download to Primary Flash
Using the menu interface, you can download a switch software file from either
the primary or secondary flash of one switch to the primary flash of another
switch of the same series.
1.
From the switch console Main Menu in the switch to receive the down-
load, select
7. Download OS
screen.
2.
Ensure that the
Method
parameter is set to
TFTP
(the default).
3.
In the
TFTP Server
field, enter the IP address of the remote switch contain-
ing the software file you want to download.
4.
For the
Remote File Name
, enter one of the following:
•
To download the software in the primary flash of the source switch,
type “
flash
” in lowercase characters.
•
To download the software in the secondary flash of the source switch,
type
/os/secondary
.
5.
Press
[Enter]
, then
[X]
(for
eXecute
) to begin the software download.
6.
A “progress” bar indicates the progress of the download. When the entire
switch software download has been received, all activity on the switch
halts and the following messages appear:
Validating and writing system software to 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.
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