Copying An Image File From One Stack Member To Another - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual

Working with Software Images
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.
Caution

Copying an Image File from One Stack Member to Another

For switch stacks, the archive download-sw and archive upload-sw privileged EXEC commands can
be used only through the stack master. Software images downloaded to the stack master are
automatically downloaded to the rest of the stack members.
To upgrade a switch that has an incompatible software image, use the archive copy-sw privileged EXEC
command to copy the software image from an existing stack member to the one that has incompatible
software. That switch automatically reloads and joins the stack as a fully functioning member.
To successfully use the archive copy-sw privileged EXEC command, you must have downloaded from
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a TFTP server the images for both the stack member switch being added and the stack master. You use
the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to perform the download.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode from the stack member that you want to upgrade, follow these steps
to copy the running image file from the flash memory of a different stack member:
Command
Step 1
archive copy-sw /destination-system
destination-stack-member-number /force-reload
source-stack-member-number
Step 2 reload slot stack-member-number
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Appendix A Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Purpose
Copy the running image file from a stack member, and then
unconditionally reload the updated stack member.
At least one stack member must be running the
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image that is to be copied to the switch that is
running the incompatible software.
For /destination-system destination-stack-member-number,
specify the number of the stack member (the destination) to
which to copy the source running image file. If you do not
specify this stack member number, the default is to copy the
running image file to all stack members.
Specify /force-reload to unconditionally force a system
reload after successfully downloading the software image.
For source-stack-member-number, specify the number of the
stack member (the source) from which to copy the running
image file. The stack member number range is 1 to 9.
Reset the updated stack member, and put this configuration
change into effect.
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