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Managing Images and Files
Managing Images and Files (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to upload,
download, and copy files to and from the PowerConnect 7000 Series switch.
For more information about these commands, see the
PowerConnect 7000
Series CLI Reference Guide
. It also describes the commands that control the
Auto Configuration feature.
Downloading and Activating a New Image (TFTP)
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
download a new firmware image to the switch and to make it the active
image. This example shows how to use TFTP to download the image.
NOTE:
Upload, download, and copy functions use the copy command. The basic
syntax for the command is copy
source destination
. This section shows several
different ways to use the copy command.
Command Purpose
copy tftp: //{
ip-address
|
hostname
}/
path
/
file-
name image
Use TFTP to download the firmware image at the
specified source to the non-active image.
If the image file is in the TFTP file system root (download
path), you do not need to specify the path in the
command.
show bootvar View the name of the image that is currently active
(image1 or image2).
filedescr { image1 |
image2 }
description
Add a description to the image files.
boot system { image1 |
image2 }
Set the image to use as the boot (active) image after the
switch resets.
reload Reboot the switch to make the new image the active
image.
You are prompted to verify that you want to continue.