Deleting IOS from 3 Stack switches

[mahesh18]

                   Hi all,

Is there any command that i can use to delete the IOS from 3 stack switches at same time?

I can do it manually one by one but curious to know if any command exists?

Thanks

MAhesh

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi Mahesh,

Looking at the command reference guide, there is no option for deleting all flash files at the same time:

Switch#delete /force ?

  /recursive  Recursive delete

  flash1:     File to be deleted

  flash:      File to be deleted

  nvram:      File to be deleted

Switch#delete /force

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750/software/release/12.2_50_se/command/reference/cli1.html#wp1861193

HTH

[mahesh18]

Hi Reza,

after doing some research i found this command

archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://1.2.3.4/filename

Need to confirm here if it can do the job?

Thanks

MAhesh

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Hi Mahesh,

As Leo noted, the command you found is when you are loading a new IOS using .tar file and in the process deleting all the old images from all the switches. This works just fine.  My understanding from your original post was that you are looking for just a delete command and not necessarily for loading new images and deleting the old ones.

Reza

[Leo Laohoo]

To delete a file/subdirectory from three 3750 stacked switches, the commands are:

delete /f /r flash1:

delete /f /r flash2:

delete /f /r flash3:

archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://1.2.3.4/filename

This command only means to copy the TAR file from the TFTP server into the MASTER stack member and delete the old directory.  If your master stack member has multiple IOS subdirectory, it will only delete the LATEST one.

So if you have multiple stack members in a stack, you need to add the command switch "/destination N".

[mahesh18]

Hi Leolaohoo,

Thanks for reply.

Do you mean this command to use ?

Switch#archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system  1,2,3,4 ?
% Unrecognized command
Switch#archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system  ?
  1  download software to system 1
  2  download software to system 2
  3  download software to system 3
  4  download software to system 4

Switch#archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system  1 2 3 4 ?
% Unrecognized command
Switch#archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system  1 2 3 4

It takes only 1 switch option at time.

Thanks

MAhesh

[mahesh18]

Hi leolaohoo,

Found this command will this be ok

archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system 1  /destination-system 2 /destination-system 3 /destination-system 4 tftp:/1.2.3.4/filename

Where 1 2 3 and 4 are name of switches in stack

Switch/Stack Mac Address : 58bf.ea3f.ee00
                                           H/W   Current
Switch#  Role   Mac Address     Priority Version  State
----------------------------------------------------------
*1       Master 58bf.ea3f.ee00     8      1       Ready
2       Member 58bf.ea66.2d80     6      1       Ready
3       Member 58bf.eae5.c580     4      1       Ready
4       Member 58bf.eaf1.7680     2      1       Ready

Need to confirm if this command is good to go?

Thanks

MAhesh

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

archive download-sw /overwrite /destination-system 1  /destination-system 2 /destination-system 3 /destination-system 4 tftp:/1.2.3.4/filename 
Where 1 2 3 and 4 are name of switches in stack

Yes, this is the correct command-switch.

[mahesh18]

Hi leolaohoo,

Many thanks i will try this command next time.

Mahesh

[gopishukla1975]

I used archive download-SW /overwrite tftp://1.2.3.4/filename but the old IOS is still showing into stack switch 2960X flash, when i try to delete manually, it is not allowing me, 

Please advise 

[gopishukla1975]

I used archive download-SW /overwrite tftp://1.2.3.4/filename but the old IOS is still showing into stack switch 2960X flash, when i try to delete manually, it is not allowing me,