Cisco 2950G 24 Software Configuration Guide - Page 607
Copying Image Files By Using FTP, Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP
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Appendix B Working with the IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with Software Images Caution For the download and upload algorithms to operate properly, do not rename image names. Copying Image Files By Using FTP You can download a switch image from an FTP server or upload the image from the switch to an FTP server. You download a switch image file from a server to upgrade the switch software. You can overwrite the current image with the new one or keep the current image after a download. You upload a switch image file to a server for backup purposes. You can use this uploaded image for future downloads to the switch or another switch of the same type. This section includes this information: • Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP, page B-25 • Downloading an Image File By Using FTP, page B-26 • Uploading an Image File By Using FTP, page B-28 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File By Using FTP You can copy images files to or from an FTP server. The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a server. When you copy an image file from the switch to a server by using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username in this list: • The username specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if a username is specified. • The username set by the ip ftp username username global configuration command if the command is configured. • Anonymous. The switch sends the first valid password in this list: • The password specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if a password is specified. • The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command is configured. • The switch forms a password named [email protected]. The variable username is the username associated with the current session, switchname is the configured host name, and domain is the domain of the switch. The username and password must be associated with an account on the FTP server. If you are writing to the server, the FTP server must be properly configured to accept the FTP write request from you. Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password commands to specify a username and password for all copies. Include the username in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if you want to specify a username only for that operation. If the server has a directory structure, the image file is written to or copied from the directory associated with the username on the server. For example, if the image file resides in the home directory of a user on the server, specify that user's name as the remote username. 78-14982-01 Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide B-25