HP 8000M - Manual (Page 280)

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File Transfers
Downloading an Operating System (OS)
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Using the SNMP-Based HP Download Manager
Included with your switch is the HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches CD ROM
(available Fall 1998). The HP Download Manager is included with HP TopTools
and enables you to initiate a firmware (OS) download over the network to the
switch. This capability assumes that the switch is properly connected to the
network and has been discovered by HP TopTools. For further information,
refer to the documentation and online Help provided with HP TopTools.
Switch-to-Switch Download
If you have two or more Switch 4000Ms and/or Switch 2424Ms networked
together, you can download the OS software from one switch to another by
using the Download OS feature in the switch console interface. (The Switch
4000M and the Switch 2424M use the same OS.) To do so:
1. From the switch console Main Menu in the switch to receive the down-
load, select 7. Download OS screen.
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 Switch 4000M
or 2424M containing the OS you want to download.
4. Enter “os” for the Remote File Name. (Type “os” in lowercase characters.)
5. Press [Enter], then [X] (for eXecute) 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.