IOS Upgrade Process

1. Delete the old IOS Image from flash using:

Switch#erase flash:
Erasing the flash filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
flashfs[1]: 0 files, 1 directories
flashfs[1]: 0 orphaned files, 0 orphaned directories
flashfs[1]: Total bytes: 15998976
flashfs[1]: Bytes used: 1024
flashfs[1]: Bytes available: 15997952
flashfs[1]: flashfs fsck took 10 seconds.
Erase of flash: complete
Switch#
2. Create a management vlan and assign it an ip address
3. Connect laptop port to switch port that is in the same management vlan
4. Assign laptop port an ip address in the same switch subnet
5. Start TFTP server program
6. browse for the new image location and start the tftp server making sure
firewall port 69 is open
7. Issue the tftp commands on the switch to upgrade the IOS
Switch#copy tftp: flash:
Address or name of remote host [10.15.15.1]?
Source filename [c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin]?
Destination filename [c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin]?
Accessing tftp://10.15.15.1/c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin...
Loading c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin from 10.15.15.1 (via
Vlan999): !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[OK - 10409003 bytes]

10409003 bytes copied in 106.300 secs (97921 bytes/sec)

Switch#sh flash

Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 616 Mar 1 1993 00:15:44 +00:00 vlan.dat

3 -rwx 10409003 Mar 1 1993 00:26:52 +00:00 c3560-advipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE.bin

15998976 bytes total (5587456 bytes free)