Downloading image and configuration files to Passport 8000 family devices

To download agent image or configuration files from a TFTP server to Passport 8000 family network devices:

1. In the File/Inventory Manager navigation pane, select the Passport device family folder.
2. From the menu bar, choose Actions > Download File to Device(s).

The Download File to Device(s) dialog box opens.

3. In the TFTP Server box, enter the hostname or IP address of the TFTP server form the download operation.

If you have specified a default TFTP server in the Optivity Switch Manager Preferences dialog box, that server will automatically appear in the TFTP Server box. For more information, see Preferences dialog box.

4. Use the Source File Name box to enter the base filename for the file you are downloading.
5. In the Destination File Name box, enter the destination for the file on the Passport device.

You can preface the filename with the location on the Passport device; for example "/flash/" for a flash memory file, or "/wsm/slot#/" for a Web Switch Module file. See the hardware documentation for specific file location information.

6. Use the Prefix IP address for Source File radio buttons to set whether or not you are downloading the same file to all selected devices:
• When you choose No, File/Inventory Manager downloads the selected file to all selected devices.
• When you choose Yes, File/Inventory Manager downloads files to the selected devices according to the IP address appended to the file name.

For example, suppose you have entered "config.cfg" as the filename, and selected the devices 10.160.41.229 and 10.160.41.204. File/Inventory Manager will download the file 10_160_41_204_config.cfg to 10.160.41.204, and download the file 10_160_41_229_config.cfg to 10.160.41.229.

The source directory for the download operation is determined by the settings of the TFTP server. Review the configuration settings of the TFTP server to determine the source directory.

7. In the Download Log file name box, choose the file to which Optivity Switch Manager logs the results of the download operation.

Or, click the "..." button to the right of the text box to open a find file dialog box that lets you navigate to the file.

You can use the log file later to view information about the download operation.

8. In the Devices list, select one or more devices to which to download the selected file.
9. Click Download.

Optivity Switch Manager downloads the selected file to the selected devices(s), and logs the results of the download operation to the selected log file.

A message that shows the results of the operation appears at the bottom of the dialog box, as shown in the following figure.

See also:

• Download File to Device(s) dialog box
• Working with File/Inventory Manager