NEC N8406-022 manual Selecting a software image to run, Uploading a software image from the switch

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Selecting a software image to run

5.The system prompts you to confirm your request.

You should next select a software image to run, as described in the “Selecting a Soft Image to Run” section.

6.If you are loading an image from which you are not currently booted, the system prompts you to change the image.

image2 currently contains Software Version 1.1.0 that was downloaded at 15:46:36 Wed Apr 23, 2006.

New download will replace image2 with file "1.1.0_OS.img" from TFTP server 192.168.2.4.

Confirm download operation [y/n]: y Invoking TFTP over port 69...

Starting download...

File appears valid Download in

progress....................................................

Image download complete (1333953 bytes)

Writing to flash...This takes about 90 seconds. Please wait Write complete (1333953 bytes), now verifying FLASH...

Verification of new image2 in FLASH successful. image2 now contains Software Version 1.1.0 Switch is currently set to boot software image1.

Do you want to change that to the new image2? [y/n] y Next boot will use new software image2.

Selecting a software image to run

You can select which software image (image1 or image2) you want to run in switch memory for the next reboot.

1.In Global Configuration mode, enter:

Router(config)# boot image {image1image2}

2.Enter the name of the image you want the switch to use upon the next boot. The system informs you of which image is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and prompts you to enter a new choice:

Currently set to use switch software "image1" on next reset.

Specify new image to use on next reset ["image1"/"image2"]:

Uploading a software image from the switch

You can upload a software image from the switch to a TFTP server.

1.In Privileged EXEC mode, enter:

Switch# copy {<image1image2boot-image>} tftp

2.The system prompts you for information. Enter the desired image:

Enter name of switch software image to be uploaded

["image1""image2""boot"]: <image> <hostname or server-IP-addr> <server-filename>

3.Enter the name or the IP address of the TFTP server:

Enter hostname or IP address of TFTP server: <server name or IP address>

4.Enter the name of the file into which the image will be uploaded on the TFTP server:

Enter name of file on TFTP server: <filename>

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NEC N8406-022 manual Selecting a software image to run, Uploading a software image from the switch