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copy ftp
Defaults No default behaviors or values
Command Modes EXEC
Device Modes application-accelerator
central-manager
Usage Guidelines Use the copy ftp disk EXEC command to copy a file from an FTP server to a SYSFS partition on the
WAAS device.
Use the copy ftp install EXEC command to install an image file from an FTP server on a WAAS device.
Part of the image goes to disk and part goes to flash memory. Use the copy ftp central EXEC command
to download a software image into the repository from an FTP server.
You can also use the copy ftp install EXEC commands to redirect your transfer to a different location.
A username and a password have to be authenticated with a primary domain controller (PDC) before the
transfer of the software release file to the WAAS device is allowed.
Upgrading the BIOS
You can remotely upgrade the BIOS on the WAE-511, WAE-512, WAE-611, WAE-612, and the
WAE-7326. All computer hardware has to work with software through an interface. The Basic Input
Output System (BIOS) provides such an interface. It gives the computer a built-in starter kit to run the
rest of the software from the hard disk drive. The BIOS is responsible for booting the computer by
providing a basic set of instructions. It performs all the tasks that need to be done at start-up time, such
as Power-On Self Test (POST) operations and booting the operating system from the hard disk drive.
Furthermore, it provides an interface between the hardware and the operating system in the form of a
library of interrupt handlers. For instance, each time a key is pressed, the CPU performs an interrupt to
read that key, which is similar for other input/output devices, such as serial and parallel ports, video
cards, sound cards, hard disk controllers, and so forth. Some older PCs cannot interoperate with all the
modern hardware because their BIOS does not support that hardware; the operating system cannot call
a BIOS routine to use it. This problem can be solved by replacing the BIOS with a newer one that does
support your new hardware or by installing a device driver for the hardware.
All BIOS files needed for a particular hardware model BIOS update are available on Cisco.com as a
single .bin package file. This file is a special <WAAS-installable>.bin file that you can install by using
the normal software update procedure.
To update the BIOS version on a WAAS device that supports BIOS version updates, you need the following
items:
• FTP server with the software files
• Network connectivity between the device to be updated and the server hosting the update files
• Appropriate .bin BIOS update file:
– 511_bios.bin
– 611_bios.bin
– 7326_bios.bin