File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

General System Information

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CLI: Switch-To-Switch Downloads

You can download a switch software file between two switches that use the same code base and which are connected on your LAN. To do so, use a copy tftp command from the destination switch.The options for this CLI feature include:

Copy from primary flash in the source to either primary or secondary in the destination.

Copy from either primary or secondary flash in the source to either primary or secondary flash in the destination.

Downloading from Primary Only. This command (executed in the destina­ tion switch) downloads the switch software from the source switch’s primary flash to either the primary or secondary flash in the destination switch.

Syntax: copy tftp flash < ip-addr> flash [primary secondary]

If you do not specify either a primary or secondary flash location for the destination, the download automatically goes to primary flash.

For example, to download switch software from primary flash in a switch with an IP address of 10.28.227.103 to the primary flash in the destination switch, you would execute the following command in the destination switch’s CLI:

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Figure A-5. Switch-To-Switch, from Primary in Source to Either Flash in Destination

Downloading from Either Flash in the Source Switch to Either Flash

in the Destination Switch. This command (executed in the destination switch) gives you the most options for downloading between switches.

Syntax: copy tftp flash < ip-addr> < /os/primary > < /os/secondary > [primary secondary]

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