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Chapter 17
Managing Firmware and Configurations
Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File by Using FTP
Before you begin downloading or uploading a configuration file by using FTP, perform these tasks:
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For more information, refer to the documentation for your FTP server.
Downloading a Configuration File by Using FTP
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to download a configuration file by using FTP:
Command
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
configure terminal
Step 4
ip ftp username username
Step 5
ip ftp password password
Step 6
end
Step 7
copy
ftp:[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] system:running-config
or
copy
ftp:[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] nvram:startup-config
This example shows how to copy a configuration file named host1-confg from the netadmin1 directory
on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 and to load and run those commands on the
bridge:
BR# copy ftp://netadmin1:mypass@172.16.101.101/host1-confg system:running-config
Configure using host1-confg from 172.16.101.101? [confirm]
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Ensure that the bridge has a route to the FTP server. The bridge and the FTP server must be in the
same subnetwork if you do not have a router to route traffic between subnets. Check connectivity to
the FTP server by using the ping command.
If you are accessing the bridge through a Telnet session and you do not have a valid username, make
sure that the current FTP username is the one that you want to use for the FTP download. You can
enter the show users privileged EXEC command to view the valid username. If you do not want to
use this username, create a new FTP username by using the ip ftp username username global
configuration command during all copy operations. The new username is stored in NVRAM. If you
are accessing the bridge through a Telnet session and you have a valid username, this username is
used, and you do not need to set the FTP username. Include the username in the copy command if
you want to specify a username for only that copy operation.
When you upload a configuration file to the FTP server, it must be properly configured to accept the
write request from the user on the bridge.
Purpose
Verify that the FTP server is properly configured by referring
to the
"Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration
File by Using FTP" section on page
Log into the bridge through a Telnet session.
Enter global configuration mode on the bridge.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username or password (see Steps 4, 5, and 6).
(Optional) Change the default remote username.
(Optional) Change the default password.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Using FTP, copy the configuration file from a network server
to the running configuration or to the startup configuration
file.
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Working with Configuration Files
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