HP 2910AL - Manual (Page 441)

File Transfers
Transferring Switch Configurations
1. Determine the file name and directory location on the PC.
2. Execute the following command:
3. After you see the above prompt, press [Enter] .
4. Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the file transfer.
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File from a Serially
Connected PC or UNIX Workstation
To use this method, the switch must be connected via the serial port to a PC
or UNIX workstation on which is stored the configuration file you want to
copy. To complete the copying, you will need to know the name of the file to
copy and the drive and directory location of the file.
Syntax: copy xmodem startup-config < pc | unix >
copy xmodem config < filename > < pc | unix >
Copies a configuration file from a serially connected PC or
UNIX workstation to a designated configuration file on the
switch. For more on multiple configuration files, refer to
“Multiple Configuration Files” on page 6-23
.
For example, to copy a configuration file from a PC serially connected to the
switch:
1. Execute the following command:
2. After you see the above prompt, press [Enter] .
3. Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the file transfer.
4. When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement
the newly downloaded software. To do so, use one of the following
commands:
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