Uploading The Configuration File To A Tftp Server - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Chapter 28 Working with Configuration Files
Saving and retrieving the configuration file is not necessary if you are temporarily removing an MSFC
that you are going to reinstall; the lithium batteries retain the configuration in memory. This procedure
requires the privileged-level access to the EXEC command interpreter, which usually requires a
password.

Uploading the Configuration File to a TFTP Server

Before you upload the running configuration to the TFTP file server, ensure the following:
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To store information on a remote host, enter the privileged write network EXEC command. This
command prompts you for the destination host address and a filename and then displays the instructions
for confirmation. When you confirm the instructions, the MSFC sends a copy of the currently running
configuration to the remote host. The system default is to store the configuration in a file called by the
name of the MSFC with -confg appended. You can either accept the default filename by pressing Return
at the prompt, or enter a different name before pressing Return.
To upload the currently running configuration to a remote host, perform these steps:
Check if the system prompt displays a pound sign (#) to indicate the privileged level of the EXEC
Step 1
command interpreter.
Enter the ping command to check the connection between the MSFC and the remote host.
Step 2
Enter the write term command to display the currently running configuration on the terminal and ensure
Step 3
that the configuration information is complete and correct. If it is not correct, enter the configure
command to add or modify the existing configuration.
Enter the write net command. The EXEC command interpreter prompts you for the name or IP address
Step 4
of the remote host that is to receive the configuration file. (The prompt might include the name or address
of a default file server.)
Router# write net
Remote host []?
Enter the name or IP address of the remote host. In this example, the name of the remote server is
Step 5
servername:
Router# write net
Remote host []? servername
Translating "servername"...domain server (1.1.1.1) [OK]
Note that the EXEC command interpreter prompts you to specify a name for the file that is to hold the
Step 6
configuration. By default, the system appends -confg to the MSFC name to create the new filename.
Press Return to accept the default filename, or enter a different name for the file before pressing Return.
This example shows that the default is accepted:
Name of configuration file to write [Router-confg]?
Write file Router-confg on host 1.1.1.1? [confirm]
Writing Router-confg .....
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You have a connection to the MSFC either with a console terminal or remotely through a Telnet
session.
The MSFC is connected to a network supporting a file server (remote host).
The remote host supports the TFTP application.
You have the IP address or name of the remote host available.
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