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Copying System Configuration Files Between RP Memory and a Flash Memory Card

Copying a configuration file to a Flash memory card in PCMCIA slot 0 or slot 1 might be
required if you do not have access to a TFTP server on which you can temporarily store
your configuration file. You can then copy the configuration file back to NVRAM at any
time. You can copy your startup configuration file (from NVRAM) or your running
configuration file (from DRAM).
Use the procedures in the following sections to first copy the configuration file from either
NVRAM or DRAM to a Flash memory card, and then to copy the configuration file from
a Flash memory card back to NVRAM.
Note
Copying a Configuration File from RP NVRAM to a Flash Memory Card
You can use the command copy startup-config [ slot0: | slot1: ]:filename for the copy
procedure where startup-config is the file's source (NVRAM), and [slot0: |
slot1: ]:filename is the file's destination in either of the Flash memory cards. Note that the
environmental variable CONFIG_FILE must be pointing (set) to NVRAM, which is the
system default.
Use the following procedure to copy a configuration file from RP NVRAM to a Flash
memory card:
Step 1
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You cannot copy files directly into DRAM.
Use the show boot command to display the current setting for the environmental
variable CONFIG_FILE as follows:
Router# show boot
(display text omitted)
CONFIG_FILE variable =
Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
(display text omitted)
The preceding example shows that the environmental variable CONFIG_FILE
is set for NVRAM, by default.