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Catalyst 2928 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Working with Configuration Files
This example shows how to specify a remote username of
netadmin1
. The software copies the
configuration file
host2-confg
from the
netadmin1
directory on the remote server with an IP address
of 172.16.101.101 to the switch startup configuration.
Switch#
configure terminal
Switch(config)#
ip ftp username netadmin1
Switch(config)#
ip ftp password mypass
Switch(config)#
end
Switch#
copy ftp: nvram:startup-config
Address of remote host [255.255.255.255]?
172.16.101.101
Name of configuration file[rtr2-confg]?
host2-confg
Configure using host2-confg from 172.16.101.101?[confirm]
Connected to 172.16.101.101
Loading 1112 byte file host2-confg:![OK]
[OK]
Switch#
%SYS-5-CONFIG_NV:Non-volatile store configured from host2-config by ftp from
172.16.101.101
Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to upload a configuration file by using FTP:
This example shows how to copy the running configuration file named
switch2-confg
to the
netadmin1
directory on the remote host with an IP address of 172.16.101.101:
Switch#
copy system:running-config ftp://netadmin1:[email protected]/switch2-confg
Write file switch2-confg on host 172.16.101.101?[confirm]
Building configuration...[OK]
Connected to 172.16.101.101
Switch#
Command
Purpose
Step 1
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 B-12
.
Step 2
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet
session.
Step 3
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username or password (see Steps 4, 5, and 6).
Step 4
ip ftp username
username
(Optional) Change the default remote username.
Step 5
ip ftp password
password
(Optional) Change the default password.
Step 6
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
copy system:running-config
ftp:
[[[
//
[
username
[
:
password
]
@
]
location
]
/
directory
]
/
filename
]
or
copy nvram:startup-config
ftp:
[[[
//
[
username
[
:
password
]
@
]
location
]
/
directory
]
/
filename
]
Using FTP, store the switch running or startup configuration
file to the specified location.
