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The following is an example of copying the running-config for use on the switch.
Switch# copy running-config ?
startup-config Copy to startup configuration
tftp:[//A.B.C.D/filename] Copy to tftp: file system
Switch# copy running-config tftp
Enter TFTP Server IP Address [A.B.C.D]?
Enter file name 'my-config' to copy?
Reply to any prompts for additional information or confirmation. The prompt depends on how much information has
been provided in the copy command and the current setting of the file prompt command.
The command can also look like this example:
Switch# copy running-config tftp://192.168.0.1/my-config
Upload file ‘my-config’ to 192.168.0.1 from running-config? [y/n] y
Accessing tftp://192.168.0.1/my-config...
[OK] 487 bytes copied in time <1 sec
5.2.3 Copying Configuration Files from a Network Server to the Switch
You can copy configuration files from a TFTP server to the running configuration or startup configuration of the
switch. You may want to do this for one of the following reasons:
1. To restore a previously backed up configuration file.
2. To use the same configuration file for another switch. For example, you may add another switch to your
network and want it to have a similar configuration to the original switch. By copying the file to the new
switch, you can change the relevant parts rather than re-creating the whole file.
3. To load the same configuration commands onto all the switches in your network so that they all have the
same configurations.
The copy tftp running-config command loads the configuration files into the switch as if you were typing the
commands in at the command line. The switch does not erase the existing running configuration before adding the
commands unless a command in the copied configuration file replaces a command in the existing configuration file.
For example, if the copied configuration file contains a different IP address in a particular command than the existing
configuration, the IP address in the copied configuration is used. However, some commands in the existing
configuration may not be replaced or negated. In this case, the resulting configuration file will be a mixture of the
existing configuration file and the copied configuration file, with the copied configuration file having precedence.
In order to restore a configuration file to an exact copy of a file stored on a server, you need to copy the configuration
file directly to the startup configuration (using the copy tftp startup-config command) and reload the switch.
To copy a configuration file from a TFTP server to the switch, use one of the following commands in EXEC mode:
Command Purpose
copy tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename] running-config
copy tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename] startup-config
Copy a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
Reply to any switch prompts for additional information or confirmation. Additional prompts depend on how much
information is provided in the copy command and the current setting of the file prompt command.
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