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AppendixB Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images Working with Configuration Files
The username and password must be associated with an account on the FTP server. If you are writing to
the server, the FTP server must be properly configured to accept your FTP write request.
Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password commands to specify a username and password for all
copies. Include the username in the copy command if you want to s pecify only a username for that copy
operation.
If the server has a directory structure, the configuration file is written to or copied from the directory
associated with the username on the server. For example, if the conf iguration f ile is in the home directory
of a user on the server, specify that user's name as the remote userna me .
For more information, refer to the documentation for your FTP server.
This section includes this information:
•Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using FTP, page B-13
•Downloading a Configuration File By Using FTP, page B-13
•Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP, page B-14
Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File By Using FTP
Before you begin downloading or uploading a configuration file by using FTP, do these tasks:
•Ensure that the switch has a route to the FTP server. The switch and the FTP server must be in the
same subnetwork if you do not have a router to route traffic between subnets. Check co nnectivity to
the FTP server by using the ping command.
•If you are accessing the switch through the console or a Telnet session and you do not have a valid
username, make sure that the current FTP username is the one that you wa nt to use for t he FT P
download. You can enter the show users privileged EXEC command to view the valid username. If
you do not want to use this username, create a new FTP user na me by usin g th e ip ftp username
username global configuration command during all copy operations. The new username is stored in
NVRAM. If you are accessing the switch through a Telnet session and you have a valid use rnam e,
this username is used, and you do not need to set the FTP use rname . Incl ud e the us erna me in the
copy command if you want to specify a username for only that copy operation.
•When you upload a configuration file to the FTP server, it must be properly configured to accept t he
write request from the user on the switch.
For more information, refer to the documentation for your FTP server.
Downloading a Configuration File By Using FTP
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to download a configuration file by using FTP:
Command Purpose
Step1 Verify that the FTP server is properly configured by referring
to the “Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration
File By Using FTP” section on page B-13.
Step2 Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet
session.
Step3 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode on the switch.
This step is required only if you override the default remote
username or password (see Steps 4, 5, and 6).