Copying Configuration Files By Using Ftp - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual
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Working with Configuration Files
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:
Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the
Step 1
a Configuration File B y Using TFTP" section on page
Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 2
Upload the switch configuration to the TFTP server. Specify the IP address or hostname of the TFTP
Step 3
server and the destination filename.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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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 switch sends the first valid password in this list:
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Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE
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Appendix A
copy system:running-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
copy nvram:startup-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
The username specified in the copy command if a username is specified.
The username set by the ip ftp username username global configuration command if the command
is configured.
Anonymous.
The password specified in the copy command if a password is specified.
The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command
is configured.
The switch forms a password named username@switchname.domain. The variable username is the
username associated with the current session, switchname is the configured hostname, and domain
is the domain of the switch.
Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
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