Copy tftp vs archive download-sw

 · I am having difficulty in the original post detecting whether the file loaded to the PC is a bin file for which copy tftp: flash: is the appropriate method or whether it is the tar or archive file for which archive download-sw is the appropriate method. Perhaps the original poster can provide some clarification. HTH. RickEstimated Reading Time: 4 mins.  · copy tftp: [[[// location] / directory] For switch stacks, the archive download-sw and archive upload-sw privileged EXEC commands can be used only through the stack master. Software images downloaded to the stack master are automatically downloaded to the rest of the stack bltadwin.ru (b): Amount of memory in the file system in bytes.  · Note Instead of using the copy privileged EXEC command or the archive tar privileged EXEC command, we recommend using the archive download-sw and archive upload-sw privileged EXEC commands to download and upload software image files. For switch stacks, the archive download-sw and archive upload-sw privileged EXEC commands can only be used through the .

It can be easily solved using the command archive copy-sw /force-reload /overwrite /dest 2 1 as suggested by the local log. You can verify if all the switches are ready using show switch command. Switch#show switch Switch#show log | i IMAGEMGR Switch#archive copy-sw /force-reload /overwrite /dest 2 1. Recently I tried updating the IOS of a Catalyst using it's web interface (Why I don't know), but like everything Cisco GUI related (SDM) I had trouble getting it to actually work. The page would just sit their and cycle. So I found myself unable to update the IOS using the GUI. So I. archive download-sw /imageonly tftp:///.tar and give a cold restart. It will automatically delete the old IOSs from all the switches and restart with new IOSs only.

Archive Write-Memory Option. R1(config)#archive R1(config-archive)#write-memory R1(config-archive)#exit. If we execute the "write memory" or "copy running-config startup-config" commands we can see that the configuration is automatically stored in the TFTP folder. The "copy running-config startup-config" responds with "[OK]!!". Include the username in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if you want to specify a username for that operation only. When you upload an image file to the FTP server, it must be properly configured to accept the write request from the user on the switch. Include the username in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if you want to specify a username only for that operation. If the server has a directory structure, the image file is written to or copied from the directory associated with the username on the server.