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Downloading Switch Software
5. Press [Enter] and then execute the terminal emulator command(s) to begin
Xmodem binary transfer. For example, using HyperTerminal:
a. Click on Transfer, then Send File.
b. Type the file path and name in the Filename field.
c. In the Protocol field, select Xmodem.
d. Click on the
[Send] button.
The download will then commence. It can take several minutes, depend-
ing on the baud rate set in the switch and in your terminal emulator.
6. After the primary flash memory has been updated with the new software,
you must reboot the switch to implement the newly downloaded software.
Return to the Main Menu and press
[6] (for Reboot Switch). You will then
see the following prompt:
Continue reboot of system? : No
Press the space bar once to change No to Yes, then press
[Enter] to begin
the reboot.
7. To confirm that the software downloaded correctly:
a. From the Main Menu, select
1. Status and Counters
1. General System Information
b. Check the Firmware revision line.
CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or UNIX Workstation to
Primary or Secondary Flash
Using Xmodem and a terminal emulator, you can download a software file to
either primary or secondary flash.
Syntax:
copy xmodem flash [< primary | secondary >]
Downloads a software file to primary or secondary flash. If
you do not specify the flash destination, the Xmodem
download defaults to primary flash.
For example, to download a switch software file named E0822.swi from a PC
(running a terminal emulator program such as HyperTerminal) to primary
flash:
1. Execute the following command in the CLI:
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