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File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

CLI: Xmodem Download from a PC or Unix Workstation

to Primary or Secondary Flash

Using Xmodem and a terminal emulator, you can download a switch software

file to either primary or secondary flash.

Syntax: copy xmodem flash [< primary | secondary >]

Note that if you do not specify the flash destination, the Xmodem download

defaults to primary flash.

For example, to download a switch software file named G0103.swi from a PC

(running a terminal emulator program such as HyperTerminal) to primary

flash:

1. Execute the following command in the CLI:

Figure A-4. Example of the Command to Download Switch Software Using

Xmodem

2. Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the Xmodem 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 S

end button.

The download can take several minutes, depending on the baud rate used

in the transfer.

3. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement

the newly downloaded switch software. To do so, use one of the following

commands:

boot system flash <primary | secondary>

Reboots the switch from the selected flash memory.

-or-

reload

Reboots the switch from the flash image currently in use.

(For more on these commands, refer to “Rebooting the Switch” on page

6-17.)

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