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File Transfers
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Downloading Switch Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
General Switch Software Download Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Using TFTP To Download Switch Software from a Server . . . . . . . . A-3
Using Xmodem to Download Switch Software From a PC or
UNIX Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
Switch-to-Switch Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Using the HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Troubleshooting TFTP Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Transferring Switch Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Copying Diagnostic Data to a Remote Host, PC, or
Unix Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
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