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Working with Configuration Files
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To a Remote Server
To save a configuration file to a remote server such as TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP, follow these steps:
Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet or SSH session.
Step 1
Save the configuration using the copy system:running-config <scheme> :// <url> command, where
Step 2
scheme is TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP.
Specify the IP address or host name of the remote server and the name of the file to download.
Step 3
The configuration file is saved to the remote server.
Use the following command to save a running configuration file to a remote server:
switch# copy system:running-config <scheme>://<url>
Use the following command to save a startup configuration file to a remote server:
switch# copy nvram:startup-config <scheme>://<url>
To an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:)
To save a configuration file on an external CompactFlash device, follow these steps:
Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet session.
Step 1
Locate the configuration file using the cd and dir commands. (See the
Step 2
page
Save the configuration file using the copy system:running-config <destination file> command.
Step 3
The configuration file is saved to the CompactFlash disk.
Use the following command to save a running configuration file to an external CompactFlash disk:
switch# copy system:running-config slot0:dns-config.cfg
Use the following command to save a startup configuration file to an external CompactFlash disk:
switch# copy nvram:startup-config slot0:dns-config.cfg
Saving the Configuration
After you have created a running configuration in system memory, you can save it to the startup
configuration in NVRAM.
Use the following copy command to save the configuration to NVRAM:
switch# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config
The copy running-config startup-config command is an alias to the previous command and is used
frequently throughout this guide.
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Chapter 7
Working with Configuration Files
"Copying Files" section on
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