Downloading a system file, Guidelines – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual
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Chapter 12: File Downloads and Uploads
Section II: Advanced Operations
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Downloading a System File
This section contains procedures for downloading files into a switch’s file
system using Xmodem or TFTP. There are several situations where you
might want to download a file into a switch’s file system. For example,
you might have edited a boot configuration file at your management
workstation and want to download it onto a switch prior to designating
it as the active boot file on the unit. Another example is if you want to
download a CA certificate into the file system so you can add encryption
to your web browser management sessions.
You can also use this procedure to store an AT-S62 image file in the
switch’s file system. However, downloading an image file into the file
system should be performed with care. First, for an image file to be the
active image file on a switch it has to be stored in the switch’s
application block, which is a separate part of flash memory from the file
system. Second, the image file will take up almost all 2 megabytes of the
file system, leaving little room for other files. If you want to download an
AT-S62 image file so that it is the active image file on the unit, see
Downloading a New AT-S62 Image File onto a Switch on page 175 or
Uploading an AT-S62 Image File Switch to Switch on page 183.
This section contains the following procedures:
❑ Downloading a File from a Local Management Session on page
❑ Downloading a File from a Telnet Management Session on page
Guidelines
Review the following guidelines before downloading a file onto a switch.
❑ You can use either Xmodem or TFTP to download files from a local
management session.
❑ You must use TFTP to download files from a Telnet management
session.
These guidelines apply to an Xmodem download:
❑ Xmodem can only download a file onto the switch where you
started the local management session. You cannot use Xmodem
to download a file onto a switch accessed through enhanced
stacking.
❑ The file to be downloaded must be stored on the computer or
terminal connected to the RS232 Terminal Port on the switch.