Chapter 2
Catalyst 3750 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
archive copy-sw
Use the archive copy-sw privileged EXEC command on the stack master to copy the running image from
the flash memory on one stack member to the flash memory on one or more other stack members.
Syntax Description
/destination-system
destination-stack-
member-number
/force-reload
/leave-old-sw
/no-set-boot
/overwrite
/reload
/safe
source-stack-member-
number
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC
Command History
Release
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Usage Guidelines
The current software image is not overwritten with the copied image.
Both the software image and HTML files are copied.
The new image is copied 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.
To successfully use the archive copy-sw privileged EXEC command, you must have downloaded from
Note
a TFTP server the images for both the stack member switch being added and the stack master. You use
the archive download-sw privileged EXEC command to perform the download.
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archive copy-sw [/destination-system destination-stack-member-number] [/force-reload]
[leave-old-sw] [/no-set-boot] [/overwrite] [/reload] [/safe] source-stack-member-number
(Optional) The number of the stack member to which to copy the running
image. The range is 1 to 9.
(Optional) Unconditionally force a system reload after successfully
downloading the software image.
(Optional) Keep the old software version after a successful download.
(Optional) Do not alter the setting of the BOOT environment variable to
point to the new software image after it is successfully downloaded.
(Optional) Overwrite the software image in flash memory with the
downloaded one.
(Optional) Reload the system after downloading the image unless the
configuration has been changed and not been saved.
(Optional) 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.
The number of the stack member from which to copy the running image. The
range is 1 to 9.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Catalyst 3750 Switch Command Reference
archive copy-sw
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