Copy flash tftp when IOS image is in a folder

alejob

So I got this switch and I want to back up the IOS image. Every darn place explains how to do it when the IOS image is in the root directory in flash, which is pretty simple. But mine is in a directory called flash.

When the prompt asks for the file name I typed flash/longname.bin and a bunch of combinations without success. I can't believe something this simple is giving me so much trouble.
Any idea?

sputnic68

here is an example:

switch#sh flash

Directory of flash:/

2 -rwx 99 Feb 24 2005 11:16:03 -05:00 private-config.text
3 -rwx 8149 Feb 24 2005 11:16:03 -05:00 config.text
4 -rwx 804 Jun 10 2004 18:45:09 -04:00 vlan.dat
6 -rwx 342 Jun 10 2004 11:36:32 -04:00 system_env_vars
24 drwx 192 Jun 10 2004 11:36:23 -04:00 c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2
7 -rwx 18 Jun 10 2004 11:36:32 -04:00 env_vars

15998976 bytes total (8269312 bytes free)

c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2 is the directory that the IOS file is in

This gives you the IOS file name in the directory

switch#cd flash:/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2
switch#sh flash

Directory of flash:/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2/

25 drwx 2688 Jun 10 2004 11:34:50 -04:00 html
107 -rwx 4219426 Jun 10 2004 11:36:23 -04:00 c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2.bin
108 -rwx 252 Jun 10 2004 11:36:23 -04:00 info

15998976 bytes total (8269312 bytes free)

Next copy the IOS to the tftp server

switch#copy flash tftp
Source filename [flash:/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2.bin]? flash:/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2.bin
Address or name of remote host []? 10.1.1.1
Destination filename [/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2/c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2.bin]? c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-20.EA2.bin

That should complete the copy of the IOS to the tftp server when it is in a directory

Abhishake

Thank you so much for this method...:)