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  • 1.  Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 07, 2025 09:25 PM

    Hi Community, 

    I've been trying to copy image from TFTP server to the Aruba CX switch 6400 for ISSU upgrade but it fails. 

    The 'Time Spent' runs for three times and then show failed message. I also tried the below commands but no avail. 

    From mounted USB, it works fine. 

    Can you guys help in this regard please? 

    Thanks,

    AH



  • 2.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 08, 2025 04:08 AM

    In your example both the tftp server and the source interface have 1.1.1.1, which doesn't work and is an IP that is in use on the internet. But you may have obfuscated the real IP addresses.

    The higher models (think CX6300 and up) use a separate management interface by default, and you may need to include the 'vrf default' command at the end of your copy command (or other vrf name) to make this work. Or if you are connected to the management vrf specify that as the vrf.

    The 'cannot assign requested address' suggest that you try in the wrong vrf.



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  • 3.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 08, 2025 10:06 PM

    Thanks Herman & Steinar for your reply. 

    Please see the below snippet. This is what I get whilst trying to copy image from TFTP. Is there anything wrong here? 

    Thanks,

    AH




  • 4.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 09, 2025 04:09 AM

    Hello, ICMP traffic is one thing (Ping OK/KO, if OK the path to the destination looks good or, at least, you can infer that the destination is reachable from the source), TFTP is another protocol so the question: are you sure that, looking at the TFTP Server side, the TFTP Service is correctly running and there isn't an active Guest OS Firewall preventing any incoming request to reach the designated TFTP Port? ...or, using other words, is the TFTP Service correctly exposed to any incoming request? Cheers.




  • 5.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 12, 2025 01:02 AM

    Hi Parnassus, 

    This is a fairly simple setup. I'm using an open-source TFTP server and assigning an IP address to my PC. I've configured the switch port connected to the PC with an IP address in the same subnet. The connection appears to be fine, and there's no firewall interfering with the communication.

    My question is: based on the configuration I've used, does everything look correct? If so, then technically it should be working-so I'd appreciate your insight on whether I've missed anything.

    Regards,

    AH




  • 6.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 12, 2025 04:19 AM

    use SCP, it is more easy and fast (for transfert file !)



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  • 7.  RE: Copying Firmware from TFTP server to CX Switches fail

    Posted May 08, 2025 05:09 AM

    Follow Herman advice, and retry with a shorter and renamed .swi file.