Administrator Guide

494 Images and File Management
Destination Filename........................... image
Management access will be blocked for the duration of the
transfer
Are you sure you want to start? (y/n)y
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 6.2.5.1 6.2.5.0 6.2.5.1 6.2.5.1
7 Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration to save the
current configuration to NVRAM.
console#copy running-config startup-config
This operation may take a few minutes.
Management interfaces will not be available during this time.
Are you sure you want to save? (y/n)y
Configuration Saved!
8 Reset the switch to boot the system with the new image.
console#reload