Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(53)SE
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Release Notes for Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switches, Cisco IOS Release 12.2(53)SE2
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Upgrading the Switch Software
Upgrading a Switch by Using the Device Manager or Network Assistant
You can upgrade switch software by using the device manager or Network Assistant. For detailed
instructions, click Help.
instructions, click Help.
Note
When using the device manager to upgrade your switch, do not use or close your browser session after
the upgrade process begins. Wait until after the upgrade process completes.
the upgrade process begins. Wait until after the upgrade process completes.
Upgrading a Switch by Using the CLI
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.
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. If you have a SmartNet support contract, go to this URL, and log in
to download the appropriate files:
to download the appropriate files:
To download the universal software image files for a Catalyst 3750-X switch, click Catalyst 3750-X
software.
software.
To download the universal software image files for a Catalyst 3560-X switch, click Catalyst 3560-X
software.
software.
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, see 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
For more information about assigning an IP address and default gateway to the switch, see the software
configuration guide for this release.
configuration guide for this release.
Step 6
Download the image file from the TFTP server to the switch. If you are installing the same version of
software that is currently on the switch, overwrite the current image by entering this privileged EXEC
command:
software that is currently on the switch, overwrite the current image by entering this privileged EXEC
command:
Switch# archive download-sw /overwrite /reload
tftp:
[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in flash memory with the downloaded one.
The /reload option reloads the system after downloading the image unless the configuration has been
changed and not saved.
changed and not saved.
For //location, specify the IP address of the TFTP server.
For /directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory (optional) and the image to download. Directory
and image names are case sensitive.
and image names are case sensitive.