unable to take backup of Switch c2960 using Copy flash: tftp

[Tompeshwar Lal]

HI,

I m unable to take backup of Switch c2960 using

#Copy flash: tftp

while i m taking it show some erorr

t#copy flash: tftp:

Source filename []? c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6

Address or name of remote host []? 10.23.120.15

Destination filename [c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6]?

%Error reading flash:c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6(Is a directory)

sh flash:

Directory of flash:/

    2  -rwx        1919   Mar 1 1993 10:27:17 +05:30  private-config.text

    3  -rwx       11056   Mar 1 1993 10:27:17 +05:30  config.text

    4  -rwx         804   Mar 1 1993 05:30:42 +05:30  vlan.dat

    6  -rwx        2072   Mar 1 1993 10:27:17 +05:30  multiple-fs

    7  drwx         192   Mar 1 1993 05:37:02 +05:30  c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.

SE6

Pls help me.

[Peter Paluch]

Hello,

Your IOS in the FLASH is stored inside a directory that has almost the same name as the IOS image itself, hence the confusion. This is usual when the IOS has been unpacked to your FLASH from an original TAR file that also contains the HTML pageset for WWW management of your switch.

Use the following command:

copy flash:/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6/c2960-lanbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin tftp:

Best regards,

Peter

[mickmcguinness]

That's yet another thing I've learned today!!!

Cheers that was a big help

[william.malta]

Thank a lot. Peter.