Configuring The Device To Download The Host Configuration File - Cisco Catalyst 9500 Manual

Configuring the Device to Download the Host Configuration File

Command or Action
Step 5 end
Example:
Device(config)# end
Step 6
copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config
Example:
Device# copy system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
Configuring the Device to Download the Host Configuration File
To configure the Cisco IOS software to download a host configuration file from a server at startup, complete
the tasks in this section:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. boot host {ftp:[[[//[username [:password ]@]location ]/directory ]/filename ] |
rcp:[[[//[username@]location ]/directory ]/filename ] | tftp:[[[//location ]/directory ]/filename ] }
4. service config
5. end
6. copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable
Example:
Device> enable
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 3 boot host {ftp:[[[//[username [:password ]@]location
]/directory ]/filename ] | rcp:[[[//[username@]location
]/directory ]/filename ] | tftp:[[[//location ]/directory
]/filename ] }
Example:
Device(config)# boot host tftp:hostfile1
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
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Purpose
Exits global configuration mode.
Saves the running configuration to the startup configuration
file.
Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies the host configuration file to download at startup,
and the protocol to be used (FTP, RCP, or TFTP):
• If you do not specify a host configuration filename,
the device uses its own name to form a host
configuration filename by converting the name to all
lowercase letters, removing all domain information,
and appending "-confg." If no host name information
is available, the software uses the default host
Managing Configuration Files