Managing Images And Files (Cli); Downloading And Activating A New Image (Tftp) - Dell M6220 User Configuration Manual

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
M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k switch. For more information about these
commands, see the
Reference Guide
commands that control the Auto Configuration feature.
NOTE:
Upload, download, and copy functions use the copy command. The basic
syntax for the command is copy
different ways to use the copy command.

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.
Command
ip-address
copy tftp://{
hostname path file-
}/ /
name
image
show version
filedescr {image1 |
description
image2}
boot system {image1 |
image2}
reload
PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k CLI
at support.dell.com/manuals. It also describes the
source destination
Purpose
| 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.
View information about the currently active image.
Add a description to the image files.
Set the image to use as the boot (active) image after the
switch resets.
Reboot the switch to make the new image the active
image.
You are prompted to verify that you want to continue.
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