Downloading An Image File By Using Tftp - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

• During upload operations, if you are overwriting an existing file (including an empty file, if you had to

Downloading an Image File By Using TFTP

You can download a new image file and replace the current image or keep the current image.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow Steps 1 through 3 to download a new image from a TFTP server
and overwrite the existing image. To keep the current image, go to Step 3.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
2.
3. archive download-sw/overwrite/reload tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
4. archive download-sw/leave-old-sw/reload tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3 archive download-sw/overwrite/reload
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
Step 4 archive download-sw/leave-old-sw/reload
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
create one) on the server, ensure that the permissions on the file are set correctly. Permissions on the
file should be world-write.
Purpose
Copy the image to the appropriate TFTP directory on the workstation. Make
sure that the TFTP server is properly configured.
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch, and overwrite the
current image.
Download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch, and keep the
current image.
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
• The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in flash memory
with the downloaded image.
• The /reload option reloads the system after downloading the image unless
the configuration has been changed and not been saved.
• For // location , specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
• For /directory/image-name.tar specify the directory (optional) and the
image to download. Directory and image names are case sensitive.
• The /leave-old-sw option keeps the old software version after a download.
• The /reload option reloads the system after downloading the image unless
the configuration has been changed and not been saved.
• For //location, specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
• For /directory/image-name.tar specify the directory (optional) and the
image to download. Directory and image names are case sensitive.
Copying Image Files Using TFTP
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