Preparing To Upload An Image To An Rcp Server; Uploading Software Images To An Rcp Server; Upgrading The Rom Monitor - Cisco WS-C2948G-GE-TX Configuration Manual

Chapter 33 Working with System Software Images

Preparing to Upload an Image to an rcp Server

Before you attempt to upload a software image to an rcp server, do the following:
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Uploading Software Images to an rcp Server

To upload a software image on a switch to an rcp server for storage, follow these steps:
Log in to the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 1
Upload the software image to the rcp server by entering the copy flash rcp command. When prompted,
Step 2
specify the rcp server address and the destination filename. On platforms that support the Flash file
systems, you are first prompted for the Flash device and source filename. If desired, you can enter the
copy file-id rcp command on these platforms.
The software image is uploaded to the rcp server.
This example shows how to upload the supervisor engine software image to an rcp server:
Console> (enable) copy flash rcp
Flash device [bootflash]? bootflash:
Name of file to copy from []? cat4000.6-1-1.bin
IP address or name of remote host [172.20.52.3]? 172.20.52.10
Name of file to copy to [cat4000.6-1-1.bin]?
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC|
File has been copied successfully.
Console> (enable)

Upgrading the ROM Monitor

If the ROM Monitor (ROMMON) that is loaded onto your switch is version 4.5(1) or earlier, you need
to upgrade the ROMMON to version 6.1(4) in order to run software release 7.1 or later releases.
To avoid actions that might make your system unbootable, read this entire section before starting the
Caution
upgrade.
You can do this procedure entirely over a Telnet connection, but if something fails, you must have access
to the console serial port. If done improperly, the system can be unbootable, and you will you have to
return it to Cisco for repair.
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Ensure that the workstation acting as the rcp server is configured properly.
Ensure that the switch has a route to the rcp server. The switch and the rcp server must be in the
same subnetwork if you do not have a router to route traffic between subnets. Check connectivity to
the rcp server by entering the ping command.
If you are overwriting an existing file (including an empty file, if you had to create one), ensure that
the permissions on the file are set correctly. Make sure that the permissions on the file are set to write
for the specific username.
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