You can use the copy flash TFTP command to copy the iOS to the TFTP server as shown next:
Router#copy flash tftp
Source filename []?c2800nm-advsecurityk9-mz.124-12.bin
Address or name of remote host []?1.1.1.2
Destination filename [c2800nm-advsecurityk9-mz.124-12.bin]?[enter]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!
21710744 bytes copied in 60.724 secs (357532 bytes/sec)
Router#
Just copy the iOS filename from either the show flash or show version command and then paste it when prompted for the source filename.
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