coping from supervisor to tftp server

[arumugasamy]

Dear all,

Please i need to have your help on the below issue

6509 chassis with single supervisor engine 1A without any line cards.all 8 slots are free no modules connected.

Console to the PC

PC ip 192.168.100.1

SC0 vlan IP 192.168.100.2

I enter the below command

Console> (enable) copy config tftp

the following screen shot

P address or name of remote host [32.93.32.95]?

Name of file to copy to [myswitch.cfg]?

Upload configuration to tftp:myswitch.cfg, (y/n) [n]? y

.............

..................

..

No response from host.

TFTP connection fail(-1).

file tftp:myswitch.cfg cannot be opened for write (TFTP write error)

Cannot write buffer to file

Cannot copy from config: to tftp:myswitch.cfg

Console> (enable)

i can not even ping the PC from the console screen

Please answer.

Thanks

swamy

[Richard Burts]

Swamy

Given what you have explained I am trying to understand this part of the output:

P address or name of remote host [32.93.32.95]?

where did 32.93.32.95 come from? If you try it again and at that point specify 192.168.100.1 what happens?

I am also trying to understand your connectivity. You have told us that there are no active line cards so there is no connectivity there. You mention console to the PC. Am I correct in assuming that this is a connection from the console port of the switch to the serial connector on the PC? Is there any kind of Ethernet connection between the switch and the PC?

HTH

Riick

[arumugasamy]

there is no ethernet connectivity.Only console to pc connection.

I believe that we must have eth connectivity to copy from tftp.

Please clear me

swamy

[ankbhasi]

Hi Swamy,

To ping or tftp you need to have a ethernet connection from your tftp server to switch.

With just a console connection this will not work. But from console you can copy image from supervisor to pcmcia card.

Regards,

Ankur

[glen.grant]

If you can't ping then you have to verify you even have a route to the tftp network, thats where your troubleshooting needs to begin. Traceroute to that address and see where it stops .