Menu: tftp download from a server to primary flash – HP 2910AL User Manual

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File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

Menu: TFTP Download from a Server to Primary Flash

Note that the menu interface accesses only the primary flash.

1. In the console Main Menu, select

Download OS to display the screen in

figure A-1. (The term “OS”, or “operating system” refers to the switch
software):

Figure A-1. Example of a Download OS (Software) Screen (Default Values)

2. Press

[E]

(for

Edit).

3. Ensure that the

Method field is set to TFTP (the default).

4. In the

TFTP Server field, type in the IP address of the TFTP server in which

the software file has been stored.

5. In the

Remote File Name field, type the name of the software file. If you

are using a UNIX system, remember that the filename is case-sensitive.

6. Press

[Enter]

, then

[X]

(for

eXecute) to begin the software download. The

following screen then appears:

Figure A-2. Example of the Download OS (Software) Screen During a Download

A-5

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