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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File

Overview

Transferring an Operating

System or Startup

Overview

You can download new switch software (operating system—OS) and upload

or download switch configuration files. These features are useful for acquiring

periodic switch software upgrades and for storing or retrieving a switch

configuration.

This appendix includes the following information:

■ downloading an operating system (this page)

■ transferring switch configurations (page A-10)

Downloading an Operating System (OS)

HP periodically provides switch operating system (OS) updates through the

Network City website (http://www.hp.com/go/network_city) and the HP FTP

Library Service. For more information, see the support and warranty booklet

shipped with the switch. After you acquire the new OS file, you can use one

of the following methods for downloading the operating system (OS) code to

the switch:

■ The TFTP feature (Download OS) command in the Main Menu of the switch

console interface (page A-3)

■ HP’s SNMP Download Manager included in HP TopTools for Hubs &

Switches

■ A switch-to-switch file transfer

■ Xmodem transfer method

Note Downloading a new OS does not change the current switch configuration. The

switch configuration is contained in a separate file that can also be transferred,

for example, for archive purposes or to be used in another switch of the same

model. See “Transferring Switch Configurations” on page A-10.

HP ProCurve series 2500 User Manual

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