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Cisco ONS 15501 User Guide
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Chapter4 Command Reference
sw-download
sw-download
To download an image via ftp or tftp and burn it to a specified Flash bank , use the sw-download
command.
sw-download ftp <server-IP> <user> <passwd> <path> <file> <bank> [passive]\r
- FTP based software download\r
sw-download tftp <server-IP> <file-path> <bank>\r
- TFTP based software downl oad\r
sw-download terminate\r
- terminates an active software download\r
sw-download \r
- gives the status for software download\r
Syntax Description
Defaults None
Command Types Changes configuration
Command Modes Master password protecte d
Command History
Usage Guidelines Use terminate to kill the current download. For FTP failures across firewalls, try using ‘passive’ option.
When burning a new image, the Flash bank specified cannot be the current Flash bank.
server-ip Specifies the IP address of the FTP or TFTP se rver that contains the
image.
username Specifies the username to log in to the F TP server.
password Specifies the password of the user on the FTP server.
path Specifies the path of the directory th at contains the image on the
FTP server.
filename Specifies the name of th e image file.
file-path The fully qualified filename for the TFTP transfer.
flashbank Specifies the Flash bank where the image is to be burned. It should
be designated as 1, 2, or 3.
passive Specifies the string for FTP across a firewall. This is not required
for FTP.
Release Modification
EDFA 1.0 This command was introduced.