6Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference
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copy startup-config
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copy startup-config
Copies the startup configuration file to a network server or a file URL.
Synopsis copy startup-config destination-file-url
Operands destination-file-url Specifies the destination path to which the startup-config is to be copied
using the following formats:
FLASH Copies to URL [flash://]filename
FTP Copies to URL ftp://[username[:password]@server/path]
SCP Copies to URL scp://[username[:password]@server/path]
running-config Copies to the current running configuration.
Defaults There are no default configurations for this command.
Command
Modes
Privileged EXEC mode
Description Use this command to copy the startup configuration file to a network server or a file URL.
Usage
Guidelines
The following guidelines apply when using this command:
•An error displays if there is no startup configuration file, for example:
switch #copy startup-config file2
% Error: No Startup-config.
•Use the write memory command to add entries in the startup configuration file.
•Use the write erase command to delete entries from the startup configuration file.
Examples To copy the startup configuration file to the local switch:
switch#copy startup-config file2
Building configuration...
switch#copy startup-config flash://file2
Building configuration...
To copy the startup configuration file to a remote server through FTP:
switch#copy startup-config ftp://admin@10.10.10.10/file2
Source password[]?
Building configuration...
To copy the startup configuration file to a remote server through SCP:
switch#copy startup-config scp://admin@10.10.10.10/file2
Source password[]?
Building configuration...
See Also write erase, copy running-config