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| Software Upgrade | Print
To display the Software Upgrade window, either Click Software Upgrade on the toolbar. Choose Tools > Software Upgrade. The Software Upgrade window displays the software version installed on the switch. This window also links to a Cisco.com page from where you can download switch software images. You must download the software image to your PC or to a network server to install the software on the switch. To upgrade the switch software, follow these steps:
Step 1 | Click the http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/ link from the Upgrade Software window. Note: A Cisco.com account is required to access the software images from the website.
Step 2 | Find the latest Cisco IOS software image for the switch. Note: You must download and use the software image in tar file format (not bin file format) to upgrade the switch through the device manager.
Step 3 | Download the tar file to your PC or to a network server. Note: Upgrading the switch with the tar file on your PC will be faster than if the tar file was on a network server.
Step 4 | Click Browse from the Upgrade Software window, and navigate to the tar file on your PC.
Step 5 | Click Upgrade. During the upgrade process, the window displays the status of each stage in the process. When the upgrade process completes, the window displays a success message. If the upgrade process does not complete, an error message appears. Refer to the switch release notes for troubleshooting a switch software upgrade.