Cisco ASA Series Cli Configuration Manual page 2072

Managing Files
Downloading a File to the Startup or Running Configuration
You can download a text file to the running or startup configuration from a TFTP, FTP, SMB, or HTTP(S)
server, or from the flash memory.
To configure the ASA to use a specific configuration as the startup configuration, see the
the File to Boot as the Startup Configuration" section on page
Guidelines
When you copy a configuration to the running configuration, you merge the two configurations. A merge
adds any new commands from the new configuration to the running configuration. If the configurations
are the same, no changes occur. If commands conflict or if commands affect the running of the context,
then the effect of the merge depends on the command. You might get errors, or you might have
unexpected results.
Detailed Steps
To copy a file to the startup configuration or running configuration, enter one of the following commands
for the appropriate download server:
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For example, to copy the configuration from a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy tftp://209.165.200.226/configs/startup.cfg startup-config
To copy the configuration from an FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy ftp://admin:letmein@209.165.200.227/configs/startup.cfg startup-config
To copy the configuration from an HTTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy http://209.165.200.228/configs/startup.cfg startup-config
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The -v is for verbose, and if -pw is not specified, you will be prompted for a password.
To copy from a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy tftp://server[/path]/filename {startup-config | running-config}
To copy from an FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename {startup-config |
running-config}
To copy from an HTTP or HTTPS server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy http[s]://[user[:password]@]server[:port][/path]/filename
{startup-config | running-config}
To copy from an SMB server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy smb://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename {startup-config |
running-config}
To copy from flash memory, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {disk0:/ | disk1:/}[path/]filename {startup-config | running-config}
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