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

Working with Software Images

 

Command

Purpose

Step 6

 

 

archive download-sw /allow-feature-upgrade

Download the images file from the RCP server to the switch

 

[/directory] /overwrite /reload

and overwrite the current image.

 

tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name1.tar

The /allow-feature-upgradeallows installation of a

 

[image-name2.tarimage-name3.tar

 

 

software image with a different feature set.

 

image-name4.tar]

 

 

(Optional) The /directory option specifies a directory

 

 

 

 

 

for the images.

 

 

The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in

 

 

 

flash memory 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, specify the username. For the RCP copy

 

 

 

request to execute successfully, 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 B-31.

 

 

For @location, specify the IP address of the RCP server.

 

 

For /directory/image-name1.tar

 

 

 

[/directory/image-name2.tarimage-name3.tar

 

 

 

image-name4.tar], specify the directory (optional) and

 

 

 

the images to download. Directory and image names are

 

 

 

case sensitive.

Step 7

 

 

archive download-sw [/directory] /leave-old-sw

Download the images file from the RCP server to the switch

 

/reload

and keep the current image.

 

tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name1.tar

(Optional) The /directory option specifies a directory

 

[image-name2.tarimage-name3.tar

 

 

for the images.

 

image-name4.tar]

 

 

The /leave-old-swoption keeps the old software version

 

 

 

 

 

after a download.

 

 

The /reload option reloads the system after downloading

 

 

 

the image unless the configuration has been changed and

 

 

 

not been saved.

 

 

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 B-31.

 

 

For @location, specify the IP address of the RCP server.

 

 

For /directory/image-name1.tar

 

 

 

[/directory/image-name2.tarimage-name3.tar

 

 

 

image-name4.tar], specify the directory (optional) and

 

 

 

the images to download. Directory and image names are

 

 

 

case sensitive.

 

 

 

 

Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide

 

OL-9775-02

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