backup copy of IOS

[tomaszli]

i have 2620 router.how could i make a copy of IOS on my hard drive to instal it if it is necessary on my router again. thx for your help.

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

You can always download it from CCO

http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/sw-ios.shtml

If you want to get it from your router, have a TFTP server running and use the following commands

Router#dir

Directory of flash:/

1 -rw- 9884244 c2600-is-mz.122-5

2 -rw- 5102488 c2600-is-mz.120-22.bin

16252928 bytes total (1266068 bytes free)

Router#copy flash: tftp:

Source filename []? c2600-is-mz.120-22.bin

Address or name of remote host []? 172.26.108.26

Destination filename [c2600-is-mz.120-22.bin]?

[tomaszli]

Can I make it using XMODEM protocol 'cos I'd not like to use TFTP? Thx.

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

No..You cannot use XMODEM. XMODEM is used to install software on to the router if it looses it's IOS image. What is wrong with TFTP? You can dowload a TFTP server for free from

http://tftpd32.jounin.net/

[tomaszli]

OK. I understand. Can You tell me please, how to reinstall IOS from my hard drive to router using XMODEM. Please, write it down step by step because I do it for the first time. Thx for your patience.

[Prashanth Krishnappa]

Here ya go

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/recovery_c2600.html

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/130/xmodem_generic.html#download_2620

[tomaszli]

Thx for Your quick reply. I will manage it I suppose. Thank you very much for Your help. Kind regards and warm greetings.

[felixen]

If you have a newer version of IOS, > 12.0 I think, you should be able to use ftp instead of tftp.

conf t

ip ftp username yourftpusername

ip ftp password yousecretpassword

exit

copy locationofios:iosname ftp:

Regards

// Fredrik