Examples; What To Do Next - Cisco Catalyst 9500 Manual

Managing Configuration Files
Command or Action
Step 6 Do one of the following:
• copy system:running-config ftp: [[[//[username
[:password ]@]location]/directory ]/filename ] or
• copy nvram:startup-config ftp: [[[//[username
[:password ]@]location]/directory ]/filename ]
Example:
Device# copy system:running-config ftp:

Examples

Storing a Running Configuration File on an FTP Server
The following example copies the running configuration file named runfile-confg to the netadmin1 directory
on the remote host with an IP address of 172.16.101.101:
Device# copy system:running-config ftp://netadmin1:mypass@172.16.101.101/runfile-confg
Write file runfile-confg on host 172.16.101.101?[confirm]
Building configuration...[OK]
Connected to 172.16.101.101
Device#
Storing a Startup Configuration File on an FTP Server
The following example shows how to store a startup configuration file on a server by using FTP to copy the
file:
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# ip ftp username netadmin2
Device(config)# ip ftp password mypass
Device(config)# end
Device# copy nvram:startup-config ftp:
Remote host[]? 172.16.101.101
Name of configuration file to write [start-confg]?
Write file start-confg on host 172.16.101.101?[confirm]
![OK]

What to Do Next

After you have issued the copy EXEC command, you may be prompted for additional information or for
confirmation of the action. The prompt displayed depends on how much information you provide in the copy
command and the current setting of the file prompt global configuration command.
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
Purpose
Copies the running configuration or startup configuration
file to the specified location on the FTP server.
Examples
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