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Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Cisco IOS Commands
archive download-sw
archive download-sw
Use the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to download a new image to the switch and
to overwrite or keep the existing image.
archive download-sw {/force-reload | /imageonly | /leave-old-sw | /no-set-boot | /overwrite |
/reload | /safe} source-url
Syntax Description
Note Though visible in the command-line help strings, the no-version-check keyword is not supported.
Defaults The current software image is not overwritten with the downloaded image.
The new image is downloaded to the flash: file system.
The BOOT environment variable is changed to point to the new software image on the flash: file system.
Image names are case sensitive; the image file is provided in tar format.
/force-reload Unconditionally force a system reload after successfully downloading the
software image.
/imageonly Download only the Cisco IOS software image.
/leave-old-sw Keep the old software version after a successful download.
/no-set-boot Do not alter the setting of the BOOT environment variable to point to the new
software image after it is successfully downloaded.
/overwrite Overwrite the software image in flash memory with the downloaded one.
/reload Reload the system after successfully downloading the image unless the
configuration has been changed and not been saved.
/safe Keep the current software image; do not delete it to make room for the new
software image before the new image is downloaded. The current image is
deleted after the download.
source-url The source URL alias for a local or network file system. These options are
supported:
• The syntax for the local flash file system:
flash:
• The syntax for the FTP:
ftp:[[//username[:password]@location]/directory]/image-name.tar
• The syntax for the Remote Copy Protocol (RCP):
rcp:[[//username@location]/directory]/image-name.tar
• The syntax for the TFTP:
tftp:[[//location]/directory]/image-name.tar
The image-name.tar is the software image to download and install on the
switch.
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