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Chapter 7      Managing Firmware and Configurations
  Working with Software Images
Note To avoid an unsuccessful download, use the archive download-sw /safe command, which downloads 
the image first and does not delete the current running version until the download succeeds.
The download algorithm verifies that the image is appropriate for the WMIC model and that enough 
DRAM is present, or it aborts the process and reports an error. If you specify the /overwrite option, the 
download algorithm removes the existing image on the flash device, whether or not it is the same as the 
new one, downloads the new image, and then reloads the software.
Note If the flash device has sufficient space to hold two images and you want to overwrite one of these images 
with the same version, you must specify the /overwrite option.
Step 7
archive download-sw /overwrite /reload 
ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]
/image-name.tar
Downloads the image file from the FTP server to the WMIC, 
and overwrite the current image.
  • The /overwrite option overwrites the software image in 
flash with the downloaded image.
  • The /reload option reloads the system after downloading 
the image unless the configuration has been changed and 
not saved.
  • For //username[:password], specify the username and 
password; these must be associated with an account on the 
FTP server. For more information, see the 
“Preparing to 
Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP” section 
on page 7-22.
  • For @location, specify the IP address of the FTP server.
  • For directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory 
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and 
image names are case sensitive.
Step 8
archive download-sw /leave-old-sw /reload 
ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]
/image-name.tar
Downloads the image file from the FTP server to the WMIC, 
and keep the current image.
  • The /leave-old-sw option keeps the old software version 
after a download.
  • The /reload option reloads the system after downloading 
the image unless the configuration has been changed and 
not saved.
  • For //username[:password], specify the username and 
password. These must be associated with an account on 
the FTP server. For more information, see the 
“Preparing 
to Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP” 
section on page 7-22.
  • For @location, specify the IP address of the FTP server.
  • For directory/image-name.tar, specify the directory 
(optional) and the image to download. Directory and 
image names are case sensitive.
Command Purpose