Downloading An Image File By Using Ftp - Cisco Catalyst 3550 series Software Configuration Manual

Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images

Downloading an Image File By Using FTP

You can download a new image file and overwrite the current image or keep the current image.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow Steps 1 through 7 to download a new image from an FTP
server and overwrite the existing image. To keep the current image, skip Step 7.
Command
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3 configure terminal
Step 4 ip ftp username username
Step 5
ip ftp password password
Step 6
end
Step 7 archive download-sw /overwrite /reload
ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]
/image-name.tar
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Purpose
Verify that the FTP server is properly configured by referring
to the "Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By
Using FTP" section on page
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet
session.
Enter global configuration mode.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username or password (see Steps 4, 5, and 6).
(Optional) Change the default remote username.
(Optional) Change the default password.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Download the image file from the FTP server to the switch,
and overwrite the current image.
The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in
•
Flash with the downloaded image.
The /reload option reloads the system after downloading
•
the image unless the configuration has been changed and
not been saved.
For //username[:password], specify the username and
•
password; these must be associated with an account on the
FTP server. For more information, see the
Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP"
section on page B-24.
• For @location, specify the IP address of the FTP server.
• For directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and
image names are case sensitive.
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
Working with Software Images
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"Preparing to
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