Copying An Image File From One Stack Member To Another - Cisco Catalyst 2975 Software Configuration Manual

Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Command
Step 5
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Step 6
archive upload-sw
rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/image-na
me.tar]
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
Note
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.
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Purpose
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Upload the currently running switch image to the RCP
server.
For //username, specify the username; for the RCP copy
•
request to execute, an account must be defined on the
network server for the remote username. For more
information, see the "Preparing to Download or Upload
an Image File By Using RCP" section on page
For @location, specify the IP address of the RCP
•
server.
For /directory]/image-name.tar, specify the directory
•
(optional) and the name of the software image to be
uploaded. Directory and image names are case
sensitive.
• The image-name.tar is the name of software image to
be stored on the server.
Catalyst 2975 Switch Software Configuration Guide
Working with Software Images
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