Copying Configuration Files Using Rcp; Downloading Configuration Files From An Rcp Server - Cisco WS-X6066-SLB-APC - Content Switching Module Software Manual

Working with Configuration Files on the Switch
This example shows how to upload the running configuration to a TFTP server for storage:
Console> (enable) copy config tftp
IP address or name of remote host []? 172.20.52.3
Name of file to copy to []? cat6000_config.cfg
Upload configuration to tftp:cat6000_config.cfg, (y/n) [n]? y
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..........
.......
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..
/
Configuration has been copied successfully.
Console> (enable)

Copying Configuration Files Using rcp

Remote copy protocol (rcp) provides another method of downloading, uploading, and copying
configuration files between remote hosts and the switch. Unlike TFTP which uses User Datagram
Protocol (UDP), a connectionless protocol, rcp uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which is
connection-oriented.
To use rcp to copy files, the server from or to which you will be copying files must support rcp. The rcp
copy commands rely on the rsh server (or daemon) on the remote system. To copy files using rcp, you
do not need to create a server for file distribution, as you do with TFTP. You need only to have access
to a server that supports the remote shell (rsh). (Most UNIX systems support rsh.) Because you are
copying a file from one place to another, you must have read permission on the source file and write
permission on the destination file. If the destination file does not exist, rcp creates it for you.

Downloading Configuration Files from an rcp Server

These sections describe how to download a configuration file from an rcp server to the running
configuration or to a Flash device:
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Preparing to Download a Configuration File Using rcp
Before you begin downloading a configuration file using rcp, do the following:
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Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide—Releases 6.3 and 6.4
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Preparing to Download a Configuration File Using rcp, page 26-6
Configuring the Switch Using a File on an rcp Server, page 26-7
Ensure that the workstation acting as the rcp server supports the remote shell (rsh).
Ensure that the switch has a route to the rcp server. The switch and the server must be in the same
subnetwork if you do not have a router to route traffic between subnets. Check connectivity to the
rcp server using the ping command.
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