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Chapter 7 Managing Firmware and Configurations
Working with Software Images
To delete a saved configuration from flash memory, use the delete flash:filename privileged EXEC
command. Depending on the setting of the file prompt global configuration command, you might be
prompted for confirmation before you delete a file. By default, the WMIC prompts for confirmation on
destructive file operations. For more information about the file prompt command, refer to the Cisco IOS
Command Reference for Release 12.1.
Working with Software Images
This section describes how to archive (download and upload) software image files, which contain the
system software, Cisco IOS code, radio firmware, and the web management HTML files.
You download an WMIC image file from a TFTP, FTP, or RCP server to upgrade the WMIC software.
You upload an WMIC image file to a TFTP, FTP, or RCP server for backup purposes. You can use this
uploaded image for future downloads to the same WMIC or another of the same type.
The protocol you use depends on which type of server you are using. The FTP and RCP transport
mechanisms provide faster performance and more reliable delivery of data than TFTP. These
improvements are possible because FTP and RCP are built on and use the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack, which is connection-oriented.
This section includes this information:
• Image Location on the WMIC, page 7-18
• tar File Format of Images on a Server or Cisco.com, page 7-19
• Copying Image Files by Using TFTP, page 7-19
• Copying Image Files by Using FTP, page 7-22
• Copying Image Files by Using RCP, page 7-27
Note For a list of software images and supported upgrade paths, refer to the release notes for your WMIC.

Image Location on the WMIC

The Cisco IOS image is stored in a directory that shows the version number. A subdirectory contains the
HTML files needed for web management. The image is stored on the system board flash memory
(flash:).
You can use the show version privileged EXEC command to see the software version that is currently
running on your WMIC. In the display, check the line that begins with System image file is... It shows
the directory name in flash memory where the image is stored.
You can also use the dir filesystem: privileged EXEC command to see the directory names of other
software images you might have stored in flash memory.