Cisco Cisco ME 3400EG-2CS-A Switch Release Notes
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Release Notes for the Cisco ME 3400E and ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switches, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(60)EZ and Later
OL-29325-07
Upgrading the Switch Software
Cisco routinely removes old Cisco IOS versions from Cisco.com. See Product Bulletin 2863 for more
information:
information:
You can copy the bin software image file on the flash memory to the appropriate TFTP directory on a
host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
host by using the copy flash: tftp: privileged EXEC command.
You can also configure the switch as a TFTP server to copy files from one switch to another without
using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more
information about the tftp-server command, see the “Basic File Transfer Services Commands” section
of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference at this URL:
using an external TFTP server by using the tftp-server global configuration command. For more
information about the tftp-server command, see the “Basic File Transfer Services Commands” section
of the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference at this URL:
Upgrading a Switch
This procedure is for copying the combined tar file to the switch. You copy the file to the switch from a
TFTP server and extract the files. You can download an image file and replace or keep the current image.
TFTP server and extract the files. You can download an image file and replace or keep the current image.
Note
For downloading software, we recommend that you connect to the TFTP server through a network node
interface (NNI). If you want to connect to the server through a user network interface (UNI), see the
“Troubleshooting” chapter of the software configuration guide for methods for enabling ping capability
on UNIs.
interface (NNI). If you want to connect to the server through a user network interface (UNI), see the
“Troubleshooting” chapter of the software configuration guide for methods for enabling ping capability
on UNIs.
To download software, follow these steps:
Step 1
Use
to identify the file that you want to download.
Step 2
Download the software image file:
a.
If you are a registered customer, go to this URL and log in.
b.
Navigate to Switches > Service Provider Switches - Ethernet Access.
c.
Navigate to your switch model.
d.
Click IOS Software, then select the latest IOS release.
Download the image you identified in Step 1.
Step 3
Copy the image to the appropriate TFTP directory on the workstation, and make sure that the TFTP
server is properly configured.
server is properly configured.
For more information, refer to Appendix B in the software configuration guide for this release.
Step 4
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 5
(Optional) Ensure that you have IP connectivity to the TFTP server by entering this privileged EXEC
command:
command:
Switch# ping tftp-server-address