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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
Downloading an Operating System (OS)
Transferring an Operating
System or Startup
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 SMC6624M
switch containing the OS you want to download.
4. Enter “flash” for the Remote File Name. (Type “flash” in lowercase charac-
ters.)
5. Press [Enter], then [X] (for eX
ecute) to begin the OS download.
6. A “progress” bar indicates the progress of the download. When the entire
operating system has been received, all activity on the switch halts and
the following messages appear:
Validating and writing system software to FLASH...
Transfer completed
After the system flash memory has been updated with the new operating
system, the switch reboots itself and begins running with the new operat-
ing system.
7. To confirm that the operating system downloaded correctly:
a. From the Main Menu, select
Status and Counters
General System Information
b. Check the Firmware revision line.
CLI: Switch-To-Switch Download
Syntax: copy tftp flash <ip-addr> flash
For example, to download an OS file from an SMC6624M with an IP address
of 10.28.227.103:
Figure 8-3. Switch-To-Switch OS Download Using the CLI
Running Total
of Bytes
Downloaded