File Transfers

Downloading Switch Software

This command automatically downloads a switch software file to primary or secondary flash. Note that if you do not specify the flash destination, the TFTP download defaults to primary flash.

For switches that have a separate out-of-band management port, the oobm parameter specifies that the traffic will go through the out-of-band management interface. If this parameter is not specified, the traffic goes through the data interface.

For example, to download a switch software file named k0800.swi from a TFTP server with the IP address of 10.28.227.103 to primary flash:

1.Execute copy as shown below:

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Dynamic counter continually displays the number of bytes transferred.

This message means that the image you want to upload will replace the image currently in primary flash.

Figure A-4. Example of the Command to Download an OS (Switch Software)

2.When the switch finishes downloading the software file from the server, it displays this progress message:

Validating and Writing System Software to FLASH …

3.When the download finishes, you must reboot the switch to implement the newly downloaded software image. To do so, use one of the following commands:

Syntax: boot system flash < primary secondary >

Boots from the selected flash.

Syntax: reload

Boots from the flash image and startup-config file. A switch covered in this guide (with multiple configuration files), also uses the current startup-config file.

(For more on these commands, refer to “Rebooting the Switch” on page 6-19.)

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