Downloading The Running Configuration From A Remote Server - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Working with Configuration Files
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
copy running-config scheme://server/[url
/]filename
Example:
switch# copy running-config
tftp://10.10.1.1/sw1-run-config.bak
Step 2
copy startup-config scheme://server/[url
/]filename
Example:
switch# copy startup-config
tftp://10.10.1.1/sw1-start-config.bak

Downloading the Running Configuration From a Remote Server

You can configure your Cisco NX-OS device by using configuration files that you created on another Cisco
NX-OS device and uploaded to a remote server. You then download the file from the remote server to your
device using TFTP, FTP, Secure Copy (SCP), or Secure Shell FTP (SFTP) to the running configuration.
Before You Begin
Ensure that the configuration file that you want to download is in the correct directory on the remote server.
Ensure that the permissions on the file are set correctly. Permissions on the file should be set to world-read.
Ensure that your Cisco NX-OS device has a route to the remote server. The Cisco NX-OS 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.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. copy scheme://server/[url/]filename running-config
2. (Optional) show running-config
3. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
4. (Optional) show startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 copy scheme://server/[url/]filename running-config
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Downloading the Running Configuration From a Remote Server
Purpose
Copies the running-configuration file to 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.
Copies the startup-configuration file to 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.
Purpose
Downloads the running-configuration file from a remote server.
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