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DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Make sure the TFTP server is properly configured Step 1
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session. Step 2
Upload the currently running switch image to the TFTP server.
archive upload-sw tftp:
[[//
location ]/ directory
]/ image-name .tar
Step 3
• For // location , specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
• For / directory / image-name.tar specify the directory (optional) and the name of the
software image to be uploaded. Directory and image names are case sensitive. The
image-name.tar is the name of the software image to be stored on the server.
The archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command builds an image file on the
server by uploading these files in order: info, the Cisco IOS image, and the web
management files. After these files are uploaded, the upload algorithm creates the
tar file format.
For the download and upload algorithms to operate properly, do not rename image
names. Note
Copying Image Files Using FTP
You can download a switch image from an FTP server or upload the image from the switch to an FTP server.
You download a switch image file from a server to upgrade the switch software. You can overwrite the current
image with the new one or keep the current image after a download.
You upload a switch image file to a server for backup purposes. You can use this uploaded image for future
downloads to the switch or another switch of the same type.
Instead of using the copy privileged EXEC command or the archive tar privileged EXEC command, we
recommend using the archive download-sw and archive upload-sw privileged EXEC commands to
download and upload software image files. For switch stacks, the
archive download-sw
and
archive
upload-sw
privileged EXEC commands can only be used through the stack master. Software images
downloaded to the stack master are automatically downloaded to the rest of the stack members.
Note
To upgrade a switch with an incompatible software image, use the archive copy-sw privileged EXEC command
to copy the software image from an existing stack member to the incompatible switch. That switch automatically
reloads and joins the stack as a fully functioning member.
Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP
You can copy images files to or from an FTP server.
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Copying Image Files Using FTP