Selecting The Active Image - Cisco 500 series Administration Manual

Managing System Files

Selecting the Active Image

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Selecting the Active Image
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
Click Apply. If the files, passwords and server addresses are correct, one of the
following may happen:
• If SSH server authentication is enabled (in the SSH Server Authentication
page), and the SCP server is trusted, the operation succeeds. If the SCP
server is not trusted, the operation fails and an error is displayed.
• If SSH server authentication is not enabled, the operation succeeds for any
SCP server.
There are two firmware images stored on the switch. One of the images is
identified as the active image and other image is identified as the inactive image.
The switch boots from the image you set as the active image. You can change the
image identified as the inactive image to the active image. (You can reboot the
switch by using the process described in the
To select the active image:
Click Administration > File Management > Active Image. The
opens.
The page displays the following:
• Active Image—Displays the image file that is currently active on the switch.
• Active Image Version Number—Displays the firmware version of the active
image.
• Active Image After Reboot—Displays the image that is active after reboot.
• Active Image Version Number After Reboot—Displays the firmware
version of the active image as it be after reboot.
Select the image from the Active Image After Reboot menu to identify the
firmware image that is used as the active image after the switch is rebooted. The
Active Image Version Number After Reboot displays the firmware version of the
active image that is used after the switch is rebooted.
Click Apply. The active image selection is updated.
Rebooting the Switch
Active Image
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