3Com 4500 Switch User Manual


 
Upgrading from the Command Line Interface 83
XModem (via the
console cable)
To upgrade software to your Switch via XModem, do the following:
1 From the User View, enter:
xmodem get unit1>flash:/3ComOScfg.def
The following information is displayed:
**** WARNING ****
xmodem is a slow transfer protocol limited to the
current speed
settings of the auxiliary ports.
During the course of the download no exec input/output
will be available!
Proceed?[Y/N]y
Destination filename [unit1>flash:/vrpcfg.def]?
Before pressing ENTER you must choose ‘YES’ or
‘NO’[Y/N]:
2 Enter y to display the following message:
Download with XMODEM protocol...
...C..
3 As the file is downloading, start the XModem send file process with
terminal emulation software, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal.
When the file download is complete the message Download
successful! is displayed.
4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each of the remaining files.