Cisco IOS upload from 2900XL switch

Dingatron

Looking for a wee bit of help from any Cisco guru's out there?

I am upgrading some 2900XL switches with a new IOS image. I have the new IOS image on a switch so want to upload it to a tftp server. However having problems with the cli. In the cisco website it says:
archive upload-sw tftp:[[//xx.xx.xx.xx]/directory]/image-name.tar
When I try this archive upload-sw tftp://my ip/tftp/files/image-name.tar I get a error message. The tftp server is fine as I can pull config files ok.

1. Any one got a sample of how to do this correctly.
2. Do you have to tar the image first or is this done with archive?

spongebob

I am rusty but summat like

console login

en

copy tftp: ?

will give you your options for copying OFF the switch the IOS build is on

ISTR you copy to a Cisco TFTP server prog available on Ciscos website

This installs on a win9n/nt laptop say. I think you copy over the console cable and not ethernet but can't remember. Anyway once the source machine finds that TFTP server running across the cable it dumps the image to it.

Then FROM that TFTP server you TFTP to the target 2900xl ....

then cmd line on target machine and save running config


M

The Cigarette Smoking Man

To copy it off the switch to the tftp it's:

copy flash: tftp:

Then to copy it to the new switch it's:

copy tftp: flash:

(That's for Cisco routers - I'd say it's the same for switches though)

Dingatron

Thanks guys. I'll give it another lash today.

Dingatron

Thanks guys. That did the trick alright. As far as I know there is another command which tars the .bin and html files into one tar file which you can than download and upgrade older switches?