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CLI – To download new firmware form a TFTP server, enter the IP
address of the TFTP server, select “config” as the file type, then enter the
source and destination file names. When the file has finished downloading,
set the new file to start up the system, and then restart the switch.
To start the new firmware, enter the “reload” command or reboot the
system.
Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings
You can upload/download configuration settings to/from a TFTP server,
or copy files to and from switch units in a stack. The configuration file can
be later downloaded to restore the switch’s settings.
Command Attributes
• File Transfer Method – The configuration copy operation includes these
options:
- file to file – Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a new
name.
- file to running-config – Copies a file in the switch to the running
configuration.
- file to startup-config – Copies a file in the switch to the startup
configuration.
- file to tftp – Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.
- running-config to file – Copies the running configuration to a file.
- running-config to startup-config – Copies the running config to the
startup config.
Console#copy tftp file 4-84
TFTP server ip address: 10.1.0.19
Choose file type:
1. config: 2. opcode: <1-2>: 2
Source file name: V1005.bix
Destination file name: V1005
\Write to FLASH Programming.
-Write to FLASH finish.
Success.
Console#config
Console(config)#boot system opcode:V1005 4-90
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload 4-30