Asante Technologies IC36240 user manual Switch# copy running-config Tftp

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-configcommand 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-configcommand) 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 a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
copy tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename] startup-config

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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