Cisco Systems 3200 User Manual
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Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference
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Chapter 7 Managing Firmware and Configurations
Working with Software Images
Downloading an Image File by Using RCP
You can download a new image file and replace or keep the current image.
Caution
For the download and upload algorithms to operate properly, do not rename image directories.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow Steps 1 through 6 to download a new image from an RCP
server and overwrite the existing image. To keep the current image, skip Step 6.
server and overwrite the existing image. To keep the current image, skip Step 6.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Verify that the RCP server is properly configured by
referring to the
referring to the
Step 2
Log in to the WMIC through a Telnet session.
Step 3
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username (see Steps 4 and 5).
username (see Steps 4 and 5).
Step 4
ip rcmd remote-username username
(Optional) Specifies the remote username.
Step 5
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
archive download-sw /overwrite /reload
rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/image-na
me.tar]
rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/image-na
me.tar]
Downloads the image file from the RCP server to the
WMIC, and overwrite the current image.
WMIC, and overwrite the current image.
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The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in
flash with the downloaded image.
flash with the downloaded image.
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The /reload option reloads the system after
downloading the image unless the configuration has
been changed and not saved.
downloading the image unless the configuration has
been changed and not saved.
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For //username, specify the username. For the RCP copy
request to execute successfully, an account must be
defined on the network server for the remote username.
For more information, see the
request to execute successfully, an account must be
defined on the network server for the remote username.
For more information, see the
.
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For @location, specify the IP address of the RCP server.
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For /directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and
image names are case sensitive.
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and
image names are case sensitive.