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Dynamic configuration loading
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To initiate transfers of configuration files to or from a TFTP server, enter one of the following
commands at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
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copy startup-config tftp <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> – Use this command to upload a copy of
startup-config from the BigIron RX Series to a TFTP server.
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copy running-config tftp <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> – Use this command to upload a copy of the
running configuration from the BigIron RX Series to a TFTP server.
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copy tftp startup-config <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> – Use this command to download a copy of
the startup-config from a TFTP server to a switch.
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copy tftp running-config <tftp-ip-addr> <filename> [overwrite] – Use this command to
download the running configuration from the system’s runtime memory to a TFTP server. The
running configuration is then appended to the current configuration of a BigIron RX Series.
Making local copies of the startup configuration file
You can copy the startup-config file in code flash to another location in code flash or to a PCMCIA
flash card inserted in a the management module’s slot 1 or 2.
For example, to make a backup copy of the startup-config file and save the backup file in code
flash, enter a command such as the following at the Privileged EXEC level in the CLI:
BigIron RX# cp startup-config startup-config.bak
Syntax: cp <source-file-name> <dest-file-name>
For example, to make a backup copy of the startup-config file and save the backup file on a flash
card in slot 2, enter a command such as the following at the Privileged EXEC level in the CLI:
BigIron RX# cp startup-config /slot2/backups/startup-config.bak
Syntax: cp [/<source-dir-path>]/<source-file-name> [/<dest-dir-path>]/<dest-file-name>
NOTE
These example assume that code flash has the current management focus.
Specify the <source-dir-path> parameter if the source file is in a file system that does not have
current management focus. The <source-file-name> specifies the name of the file you want to
copy.
Specify the <dest-dir-path> parameter if you want to copy the source file to a file system that does
not have current management focus. The <dest-file-name> specifies the name of the file you
copied to a new destination.
Dynamic configuration loading
You can load dynamic configuration commands (commands that do not require a reload to take
effect) from a file on a TFTP server into the BigIron RX Series switch’s running-config. You can make
configuration changes off-line, then load the changes directly into the device’s running-config,
without reloading the software.