To perform an image download operation on a switch stack or download a new image from a TFTP or SFTP from a remote location to the switch and to overwrite or keep the existing image, use the command archive download-sw in Privileged EXEC Mode.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
/overwrite |
Enter to overwrites the software image in flash with the downloaded one. This option should be specified only if the flash device has sufficient space to hold two images. | |
tftp://server/filename startup-config |
Enter to configure the source URL and filename used to overwrite / update the existing image. The file is transferred using TFTP. | |
<sftp://<user-name>:<pass-word>@server/filename> |
Enter to configure the source URL, user name, password and filename used to overwrite / update the existing image. The file is transferred using SFTP. | |
user-name |
Enter for the user name of remote host or server | |
pass-word |
Enter for the password for the corresponding user name of remote host or server | |
server |
A.B.C.D | Enter for the IP address or host name of the server |
filename |
Enter for filename in which we are copying | |
flash |
Enter to configure the name of the flash file used to overwrite / update the existing image |
Privileged EXEC Mode
Filenames and directory names are case sensitive
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