Click the download link for the appropriate binary ( .bin ) or archive ( .tar ) file. For Catalyst switches, the binary file is the base Cisco IOS image and can be loaded directly. The TAR archive includes additional web management files. Save the file to a folder on your TFTP server, such as C:\TFTP-Root\ (Windows) or /tftpboot/ (Linux).
Device# firmware upgrade tftp://192.168.1.50/firmware_v1255.bin Use code with caution. Step 4: Monitor the Installation Progress i tftp upgrade firmware version 1255 download install
: Instead of overwriting your primary operating system immediately, the firmware can be copied to a secondary flash image Click the download link for the appropriate binary (
Then initiate the reload:
Look for a line like:
