Loading IOS on a WS-C2960X Switch Stack
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Connect ("daisy-chain") all stack members with stacking cables as shown here: WS-C2960X Stacking Guide
- Power on all stack members
- Connect one switch to your network (via the Mgmt interface)
- Connect to the serial console of the same switch
- Configure the Mgmt interface (FastEthernet 0)
- Check connectivity:
ping 192.168.1.11
- Install the new IOS firmware on all stack mambers simultaneously using this command:
archive download-sw /force-reload /overwrite tftp://192.168.1.11/c2960x-universalk9-tar.150-2a.EX5.tar
- Important: You must use the
.tar
version of the IOS image, the.bin
version won't work with thearchive download-sw
command.