Uploading An Image File By Using Ftp - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

Command or Action

Uploading an Image File By Using FTP

You can upload an image from the switch to an FTP server. You can later download this image to the same
switch or to another switch of the same type.
Use the upload feature only if the web management pages associated with the embedded device manager have
been installed with the existing image.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to upload an image to an FTP server:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. ip ftp usernameusername
3. ip ftp passwordpassword
4. end
5. archive upload-sw ftp:[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]/image-name.tar
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2 ip ftp usernameusername
Step 3
ip ftp passwordpassword
Step 4 end
Step 5 archive upload-sw
ftp:[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]/image-name.tar
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
Copying Image Files Using FTP
Purpose
remove it by entering the delete/force/recursive
filesystem :/ file-url privileged EXEC command. For
filesystem, use flash: for the system board flash device.
For file-url, enter the directory name of the old software
image. All the files in the directory and the directory are
removed.
For the download and upload algorithms to
Note
operate properly, do not rename image names.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
This step is required only if you override the default
remote username or password (see Steps 2, 3,and 4.)
Optional) Change the default remote username.
(Optional) Change the default password.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Upload the currently running switch image to the FTP
server.
• For //username:password, specify the username
and password. These must be associated with
an account on the FTP server.
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