Users Guide

538 Images and File Management
Use either the active or backup keyword to select the specified image to
replace (which takes effect only after a reboot). In the following example,
the active image is replaced.
console#copy tftp://10.27.65.103/images/N2100v6.5.0.2.stk
active
Transfer Mode.............................. TFTP
Server IP Address.......................... 10.27.65.103
Source File Path........................... images/
Source Filename............................ N2100v6.5.0.2.stk
Data Type.................................. Code
Destination Filename....................... active
Management access will be blocked for the duration of the
transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n)
5 Activate the new image (backup) so that it becomes the active image after
the switch resets. This step is not necessary if downloading to the active
image.
Use either the active or backup keyword, depending on which image you
selected for replacement in step 4. It is possible to activate the backup
image and subsequently reactivate the original active image prior to a
reboot.
console#boot system backup
Activating image backup..
6 View information about the current image.
console#show bootvar
Image Descriptions
active :
backup :
Images currently available on Flash
unit active backup current-active next-active
----- --------- --------- ----------------- -----------------
1 6.5.0.2 6.2.5.0 6.2.5.1 6.5.0.2
7 Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration to save the
current configuration to NVRAM.
console#copy running-config startup-config