80 Configuring Dell™ PowerConnect™
Software Download and Reboot
Software Download Through XModem
This section contains instructions for downloading switch software (system and boot images) using
XModem, which is a data transfer protocol for updating back-up configuration files.
NOTE: You must be connected to the serial console interface when doing this because xmodem download won’t
work elsewhere.
To download a software image file using XModem:
Specify the source file path to begin the transfer process.
The following is an example of the information that appears:
console#copy xmodem image
Mode........................................... XMODEM
Data Type...................................... Code
Destination Filename........................... image2
Management access will be blocked for the duration of the transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n) y
console#boot system image2
Software Download Through TFTP Server
This section contains instructions for downloading switch software (system and boot images) through a
TFTP server. The TFTP server must be available on the network before downloading the software.
The switch boots and runs when decompressing the system image from the flash memory area where a
copy of the system image is stored.
NOTE: You must run the boot system command to activate the newly downloaded image.
On the next boot, the switch decompresses and runs the currently active system image unless chosen
otherwise.
To download an image through the TFTP server:
1.
Ensure that an IP address is configured on one of the switch ports and pings can be sent to a TFTP
server.
2.
Ensure that the file to be downloaded is saved on the TFTP server (the
.stk
file).
3.
Enter the command
show version
to verify which software version is currently running on the
switch.
The following is an example of the information that appears:
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