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AppendixB Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Working with Software Images
Downloading an Image File By Using RCP
You can download a new image file and replace or keep the current image.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow Steps 1 through 6 to download a new image from an RCP
server and overwrite the existing image. To keep the current image, go to Step 6.
Command Purpose
Step1 Verify that the RCP server is properly configured by
referring to the “Preparing to Download or Upload an Image
File By Using RCP” section on page B-29.
Step2 Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet
session.
Step3 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username (see Steps 4 and 5).
Step4 ip rcmd remote-us ername username (Optional) Specify the remote username.
Step5 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step6 archive download-sw /overwrite /reload
rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/image-na
me.tar]
Download the image file from the RCP server to the switch,
and overwrite the current image.
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-29.
For @location, specify the IP address of the RCP server.
For /directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and
image names are case sensitive.