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Chapter 27 Working with System Software Images
Downloading the Software Images Using FTP or TFTP
To download a supervisor engine software image to the switch from an FTP or TFTP server, perform
these steps:
Step 1 Copy the software image file to the appropriate FTP or TFTP directory on the workstation.
Step 2 Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet session. If you log in using Telnet, your
Telnet session disconnects when you reset the switch to run the new software.
Step 3 Enter the copy ftp flash or copy tftp flash command. When prompted, enter the IP address or host name
of the TFTP server and the name of the file to download. On those platforms that support the flash file
system, you are also prompted for the flash device to which to copy the file and the destination filename.
The switch downloads the image file from the FTP or TFTP server to the specified flash device.
Note The switch remains operational while the image downloads.
Step 4 Modify the BOOT environment variable using the set boot system flash device:filename prepend
command, so that the new image boots when you reset the switch. Specify the flash device (device:) and
the filename of the downloaded image (filename).
Step 5 Reset the switch by entering the reset system command. If you are connected to the switch through
Telnet, your Telnet session disconnects.
During startup, the flash memory on the supervisor engine is reprogrammed with the new flash code.
Step 6 When the switch reboots, enter the show version command to check the version of the code on the
switch.
Note For examples that show the complete FTP or TFTP download procedures for the various supervisor
engine and switch types, see the “FTP and TFTP Download Procedures Example” section on page 27-9.
Downloading the Switching Module Images Using FTP or TFTP
To download a software image to an intelligent module, perform these steps:
Step 1 Copy the software image file to the appropriate FTP or TFTP directory on the workstation.
Step 2 Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session. If you log in using Telnet, your Telnet
session might disconnect when you reset the modules to run the new software.
Step 3 If there is only one module of the type that is appropriate for the image, or if there are multiple modules
of the same type and you want to update the image on all of them, enter the copy ftp flash or copy tftp
flash command. When prompted, enter the IP address or the host name of the TFTP server, the name of
the file to download, the flash device to which to copy the file, and the destination filename.
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