flash to tftp problems
Ned-200
Quick and probably easy question... I with to upgrade one of my IOS
from 12.1.19 to 12.2.25. Before I do that, I want to backup my current
config. Here is a screen shot of what I get when I try to copy from
flash to tftp.
3750#copy flash tftp
Source filename [c3750-i5-mz.121-19.EA1c]?
Address or name of remote host []? 192.x.x.x
Destination filename [c3750-i5-mz.121-19.EA1c]?
%Error reading flash:/c3750-i5-mz.121-19.EA1c (Is a directory)
3750#
it is a directory but I'm not sure how to copy the entire contents of
the flash or at least the directory to the tftp server. there has to
be a better way then than copying files one by one.
The tftp server is up and functioning. I was able to copy my startup
config successful.
Help would be greatly appreciated. Ned
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You may wish to investigate Working with the Cisco IOS File System,
Configuration Files, and Software Images:
Hope this helps.
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Your router will have an image file that it has loaded and is
running and may have other files.
The other files are typically for SDM (web based management tool)
and possibly other images that are not in use and other files for
example config files.
In some routers the images are put in a sub directory.
cd sub-dir
! repeat as needed
copy tftp flash
Check out the archive command (IIRC)
I have never used it.
If you are no tusing SDM then all you need is tha current image.
sh ver display the name of the current image.
On boot, if an image is not specified
the router does a depth first search of the file system(s).
SO an image in a sub-dir gets used beore one in the top level dir.
As Brad says have a read.
Thrill5
"Ned-200" <mmas...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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software image.... The config is stored in "config.text". If your intent
is to have a backup copy in case the new image doesn't load, coping it to
your TFTP server isn't the way to go. Download the image tar file from
Cisco and copy that to your tftp server. You can only copy one file at a
time from the flash which is very tedious and slow, and very easy to miss
one of the files. The flash on a 3750 will hold multiple images. Delete
the any other image directories (to free up space) and then copy the new IOS
image on to the device. That way if your run into problems you still have a
working image on the flash and can still boot the device. If you delete it
and the new image doesn't boot for some reason, you will need to copy it to
the flash via your console connection and xmodem, which is VERY, VERY, VERY
slow.
Scott
Scott