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The following are invalid combinations of source and destination files:
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The source file and destination file are the same file.
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xmodem: is the destination file. The source file can be copied to image,
boot and null: only.
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tftp:// is the source file and destination file on the same copy.
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*.prv files cannot be copied.
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The destination file cannot be the Running Configuration file.
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mirror-config cannot be used as a destination
The following table describes the characters displayed by the system when copy
is being run:
Character Description
! For network transfers, indicates that the copy process
is taking place. Each exclamation point indicates
successful transfer of ten packets (512 bytes each).
. For network transfers, indicates that the copy process
timed out.
Various Copy Options Guidelines
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Copying an Image File from a Server to Flash Memory
source-url
Use the copy
a server to flash memory. When the administrator copies an image file from
the server to a device, the image file is saved to the "inactive" image. To use
this image, the administrator must switch the inactive image to the active
image and reboot. The device will then use this new image.
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Copying a Boot File from a Server to Flash Memory
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Use the copy source-url
flash memory. Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup
Configuration
Use the copy source-url
file from a network server to the device startup configuration file. The
startup configuration file is replaced by the copied configuration file.
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Storing the Running Config or Startup Config on a Server
Use the copy running-config
configuration file to a network server using TFTP.
Configuration and Image File Commands
flash://image command to copy an image file from
boot command to copy a boot file from a server to
startup-config command to copy a configuration
destination-url
command to copy the current
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