10-06-2011 08:30 AM - edited 03-07-2019 02:38 AM
I want to copy and restore ios on Catalyst 2960G-48TC-L. It has 12.2 with Web-based Dev Mgr, and I want to upgrade to the current 15.0.
Before doing so though, I want to backup the 12.2, so I typed the following:
show flash
2 drwx 192 Mar 1 1993 00:08:32 +00:00 c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5
copy flash tftp
Source filename []? c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5
Address or name of remote host []? 172.23.5.8
Destination filename [c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5]?
and got this error:
%Error reading flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5 (Is a directory)
So I tried
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/*.* and
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5\*.*
None of them worked.
copy ? and copy flash ? weren't of help.
So 2 questions:
1. Is there another command that I need to use?
2. Is there a tool for download that I can copy and restore the flash on to my computer?
10-06-2011 08:57 AM
Do you have connectivity to the TFTP server?
can you ping 172.23.5.8 from the switch?
can you ping the ip address of the switch from the TFTP server?
HTH
10-06-2011 10:06 AM
@ Reza. That has nothing to do with the problem. The error is it can't copy because
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5 is a directory (a folder) and not a *.bin file. But to answer your question, yes, it does ping.
10-06-2011 10:48 AM
Michael
If you switch supports it you could try the archive command ie. -
archive tar /create tftp://
Jon
10-06-2011 10:45 AM
When trying to copy the file syntax would be "
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5\c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5.bin
You have to specify the directory and the filename inside the directory which is the .bin file.
10-06-2011 11:16 AM
Or you could use the cd command followed by the directory name to get into the folder and then issue your copy command, just remember to put the .bin on the filename
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10-06-2011 02:32 PM
I want to upgrade to the current 15.0.
Stay as far away as you can from IOS version 15.0(1)SE. There is a memory leak issue that triggers itself when the IOS is loaded even when the configuration hasn't been read.
Bug ID: CSCts52797
The most "stable" is 12.2(55)SE1 or later.
10-07-2011 03:41 PM
Michael Huang wrote:
I want to copy and restore ios on Catalyst 2960G-48TC-L. It has 12.2 with Web-based Dev Mgr, and I want to upgrade to the current 15.0.
Before doing so though, I want to backup the 12.2, so I typed the following:
show flash
2 drwx 192 Mar 1 1993 00:08:32 +00:00 c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5
copy flash tftp
Source filename []? c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5
Address or name of remote host []? 172.23.5.8
Destination filename [c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5]?
and got this error:
%Error reading flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5 (Is a directory)
So I tried
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5/*.* and
c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5\*.*
None of them worked.
copy ? and copy flash ? weren't of help.
So 2 questions:
1. Is there another command that I need to use?
2. Is there a tool for download that I can copy and restore the flash on to my computer?
You want to copy the old IOS? Do the following:
1. cd flash:c2960-lanbase-mz.122-35.SE5
2. Copy the BIN file from your flash to the TFTP server using the command "copy flash: tftp:"
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