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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
Transferring Switch Configurations
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TFTP: Copying a Configuration to a Remote Host.
Syntax:
copy startup-config tftp <
ip-addr
> <
remote-file
>
This command copies the switch’s startup configuration (startup-config file)
to a remote TFTP host.
For example, to upload the current startup configuration to a file named
sw6624
in the configs directory on drive “
d
” in a remote host having an IP
address of 13.28.227.105:
SMC6624M# copy startup-config tftp 13.28.227.105 d:\con-
figs\sw6624
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from the Switch to a Serially
Connected PC or Unix Workstation.
To use this method, the switch must
be connected via the serial port to a PC or Unix workstation to which you
want to copy the configuration file. You will need to select a filename, and to
know the drive and directory location where you want to store the configura-
tion file.
Syntax:
copy startup-config xmodem <pc | unix>
For example, to copy a configuration file to a PC serially connected to the
switch:
1.
Execute the following command:
2.
After you see the above prompt, press [Enter].
3.
Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the file transfer.
SMC6624M# copy startup-config xmodem pc
Press ‘Enter’ and start XMODEM on your host...