Backing Up The Configuration; Backing Up The Single Mode Configuration Or Multiple Mode System Configuration; Backing Up A Context Configuration In Flash Memory; Backing Up A Context Configuration Within A Context - Cisco 7604 Configuration Manual

Chapter 24 Managing Software, Licenses, and Configurations

Backing Up the Configuration

To back up your configuration, use one of the following methods:
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Backing up the Single Mode Configuration or Multiple Mode System Configuration

In single context mode or from the system configuration in multiple mode, you can copy the startup
configuration or running configuration to an external server or to the local flash memory:
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Backing Up a Context Configuration in Flash Memory

In multiple context mode, copy context configurations that are on the local flash memory by entering
one of the following commands in the system execution space:
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Backing Up a Context Configuration within a Context

In multiple context mode, from within a context, you can perform the following backups:
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Backing up the Single Mode Configuration or Multiple Mode System Configuration, page 24-17
Backing Up a Context Configuration in Flash Memory, page 24-17
Backing Up a Context Configuration within a Context, page 24-17
Copying the Configuration from the Terminal Display, page 24-18
To copy to a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config} tftp://server[/path]/filename
To copy to a FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config}
ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename
To copy to local flash memory, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config} disk:[path/]filename
Be sure the destination directory exists. If it does not exist, first create the directory using the mkdir
command.
To copy to a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk:[path/]filename tftp://server[/path]/filename
To copy to a FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk:[path/]filename ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename
To copy to local flash memory, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk:[path/]filename disk:[path/]newfilename
Be sure that the destination directory exists. If it does not, create the directory using the mkdir
command.
To copy the running configuration to the startup configuration server (connected to the
admin context), enter the following command:
hostname/contexta# copy running-config startup-config
Downloading and Backing Up Configuration Files
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