Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual page 133

Working with Configuration Files
Ensure that your device has a route to the remote server. Your device and the remote server must be in the
same subnetwork if you do not have a router or a default gateway to route traffic between subnets.
Check connectivity to the remote server using the ping or ping6 command.
Procedure
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Related Topics
Copying Files, on page 110
Command or Action
write erase
Example:
switch# write erase
reload
Example:
switch# reload
This command will reboot the system.
(y/n)? [n] y
...
Enter the password for "admin":
<password>
Confirm the password for "admin":
<password>
...
Would you like to enter the basic
configuration
dialog (yes/no): n
switch#
copy scheme://server/[url /]filename
running-config
Example:
switch# copy tftp://10.10.1.1/my-config
running-config
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
show startup-config
Example:
switch# show startup-config
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Downloading the Startup Configuration From a Remote Server
Purpose
Erases the startup configuration file.
Reloads the Cisco NX-OS device.
Note Do not use the setup utility to configure
the device.
Downloads the running configuration file from a
remote server.
For the scheme argument, you can enter tftp:,
ftp:, scp:, or sftp:. The server argument is the
address or name of the remote server, and the url
argument is the path to the source file on the
remote server.
The server, url, and filename arguments are case
sensitive.
Saves the running configuration file to the startup
configuration file.
(Optional)
Displays the running configuration.
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