Firmware Upgradation using TFTP

 Requirements
Hardware
1 Switch

2 Console

3 Power Supply cord

5 Laptop/ PC

6 Pendrive
Preferable
 Software
6 PuTTY

8 IOS
  Connections

 Standard of Procedure

Step 1: Console cord from laptop to switch Console Port

Step 2: Connect Power cord to Switch and a LAN cable from laptop to any port of switch.

Step 3: In Run window type ncpa.cpl and press enter or click on OK.
Step 5: Change IP of the Ethernet port by Right click on Ethernet connection
Properties IPv4 and double click on it. Provide static IP along with its Subnet Mask.
Step 6: In search look for Device Manager and verifying COM Port

Step 4: Open PuTTy Connection type Serial and fill COM port details. Click on Open or press
enter. Type no to initial configurations and yes to auto terminate.

Step 5: Type en or enable press enter  sh version in execution mode to check existing IOS
version (here it is 15.2(4)E8)
Step 7: Connect the Pendrive to switch in USB port. In privilege mode type dir usbflash0: and select
the IOS file by selecting it

% Flash name convention may vary as per port convention%

Step 8: Type Copy usbflash0: flash: and press enter confirm source file name by right clicking
confirm the destination file name by pressing enter.

Step 9: In Global configuration mode type do sh boot and press the enter.

Step 10: In Global configuration mode type dir flash: and verify if IOS file has been copied
successfully
Step 11: enable switch to boot with new IOS file, In global configuration mode type boot system
flash: <file name>  save changes do wr

Step 12: In global configuration mode type reload

Step 13: Once reload completion, verify the version of IOS file in privilege mode type sh version and
press enter.