How to IOS Copy to/from TFTP Server

How to Copy IOS from Router/Switch to TFTP Server:

First you need to confirm that TFTP server reach from router/switch.

Router#show flash:   >> Press “Enter” key

System flash directory:

File  Length   Name/status

  3   50938004 c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin

  2   28282    sigdef-category.xml

  1   227537   sigdef-default.xml

[51193823 bytes used, 12822561 available, 64016384 total]

63488K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Router#copy flash: tftp:    >> Press “Enter” key 

Source filename []? c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin  >> Copy .bin file name

Address or name of remote host []? 172.16.100.2   >> TFTP Server IP Address

Destination filename [c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin]?  >> Just Enter

Writing c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OK - 50938004 bytes]

50938004 bytes copied in 61.407 secs (829000 bytes/sec)

Note: Please Copy another two (.xml) file to TFTP Server from above process.

Copy IOS from TFTP to Router:

Router#copy tftp: flash:

Address or name of remote host []? 172.16.100.2

Source filename []? c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin

Destination filename [c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin]?

%Warning:There is a file already existing with this name

Do you want to over write? [confirm]

Erase flash: before copying? [confirm]

Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]

Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

eeeeeeeeee ...erased

Erase of flash: complete

Accessing tftp://172.16.100.2/c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin...

Loading c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin from 172.16.100.2: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OK - 50938004 bytes]

Note: You can configure TFTP server in Windows XP by installing SolarWinds free TFTP Server tool.

TFTP Server configuration using SolarWinds :

First you need to install SolarWindsTftpServer.exe

After Installing open your “TFTP Server” application. 

You click File > Configure > 

  FTP default Root c:\inetpub\ftproot. You can change this location of Root like as- E:\FTP Root. Your TFTP done.

You can also send & received file from windows PC. 

Syntax: 

Send file to TFTP Server:

tftp -i [host] [put] [Source] [Destination]

tftp -i 150.1.10.54. put abc.txt xyz.txt

Receive File to TFTP Server:

tftp -i [host] [put] [Source] [Destination]

tftp -i 150.1.10.54 get zyx.txt e:\zyx.txt

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