Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Command Reference Manual page 35

Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Cisco IOS Commands
archive download-sw
Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download a new image to the switch and
to overwrite or keep the existing image.
Syntax Description /force-reload
/imageonly
/leave-old-sw
/no-set-boot
/overwrite
/reload
/safe
source-url
Though visible in the command-line help strings, the no-version-check keyword is not supported.
Note
Defaults The current software image is not overwritten with the downloaded image.
The new image is downloaded to the flash: file system.
The BOOT environment variable is changed to point to the new software image on the flash: file system.
Image names are case sensitive; the image file is provided in tar format.
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archive download-sw {/force-reload | /imageonly | /leave-old-sw | /no-set-boot | /overwrite |
/reload | /safe} source-url
Unconditionally force a system reload after successfully downloading the
software image.
Download only the Cisco IOS software image.
Keep the old software version after a successful download.
Do not alter the setting of the BOOT environment variable to point to the new
software image after it is successfully downloaded.
Overwrite the software image in flash memory with the downloaded one.
Reload the system after successfully downloading the image unless the
configuration has been changed and not been saved.
Keep the current software image; do not delete it to make room for the new
software image before the new image is downloaded. The current image is
deleted after the download.
The source URL alias for a local or network file system. These options are
supported:
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The image-name.tar is the software image to download and install on the
switch.
The syntax for the local flash file system:
flash:
The syntax for the FTP:
ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]/image-name.tar
The syntax for the Remote Copy Protocol (RCP):
rcp:[[//username@location]/directory]/image-name.tar
The syntax for the TFTP:
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Command Reference
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