Cisco IE 4000, Software Configuration Manual

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Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Working with Configuration Files
2. Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration
File By Using TFTP, page 1002 .
3. Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
4. Download the configuration file from the TFTP server to configure the switch.
Specify the IP address or hostname of the TFTP server and the name of the file to download.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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copy tftp: [[[ // location ] / directory ] / filename ] system:running-config
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copy tftp: [[[ // location ] / directory ] / filename ] nvram:startup-config
The configuration file downloads, and the commands are executed as the file is parsed line-by-line.
This example shows how to configure the software from the file tokyo-confg at IP address 172.16.2.155:
Switch# copy tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg system:running-config
Configure using tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y
Booting tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155:!!! [OK - 874/16000 bytes]
Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP
To upload a configuration file from a switch to a TFTP server for storage, follow these steps:
1. Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration
File By Using TFTP, page 1002 .
2. Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
3. Upload the switch configuration to the TFTP server. Specify the IP address or hostname of the TFTP server and the
destination filename.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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copy system:running-config tftp: [[[ // location ] / directory ] / filename ]
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copy nvram:startup-config tftp: [[[ // location ] / directory ] / filename ]
The file is uploaded to the TFTP server.
This example shows how to upload a configuration file from a switch to a TFTP server:
Switch# copy system:running-config tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg
Write file tokyo-confg on host 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y
#
Writing tokyo-confg!!! [OK]
Copying Configuration Files By Using FTP
You can copy configuration files to or from an FTP server.
The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a server. When you
copy a configuration file from the switch to a server by using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username
in this list:
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The username specified in the copy command if a username is specified.