Chapter 7 Managing Firmware and Configurations

Working with Configuration Files

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

 

Verify that the RCP server is properly configured by

 

 

referring to the “Preparing to Download or Upload a

 

 

Configuration File by Using RCP” section on page 7-15.

Step 2

 

 

 

Log in to the WMIC through a Telnet session.

Step 3

 

 

configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

 

 

This step is required only if you override the default remote

 

 

username (see Steps 4 and 5).

Step 4

 

 

ip rcmd remote-username username

(Optional) Specifies the remote username.

Step 5

 

 

end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 6

 

 

copy

Using RCP, copies the configuration file from a network

 

rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/filename]

server to the running configuration or to the startup

 

system:running-config

configuration file.

 

or

 

 

copy

 

 

rcp:[[[//[username@]location]/directory]/filename]

 

 

nvram:startup-config

 

 

 

 

This example shows how to copy a configuration file named host1-confgfrom the netadmin1 directory on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 and load and run those commands on the WMIC:

bridge# copy rcp://netadmin1@172.16.101.101/host1-confg system:running-config

Configure using host1-confg from 172.16.101.101? [confirm] Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host1-confg:![OK] bridge#

%SYS-5-CONFIG: Configured from host1-config by rcp from 172.16.101.101

This example shows how to specify a remote username of netadmin1. Then it copies the configuration file host2-confgfrom the netadmin1 directory on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 to the startup configuration:

bridge# configure terminal

bridge(config)# ip rcmd remote-username netadmin1 bridge(config)# end

bridge# copy rcp: nvram:startup-config

Address of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.101.101 Name of configuration file[rtr2-confg]? host2-confgConfigure using host2-confg from 172.16.101.101?[confirm] Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host2-confg:![OK] [OK]

bridge#

%SYS-5-CONFIG_NV:Non-volatile store configured from host2-config by rcp from 172.16.101.101

Uploading a Configuration File by Using RCP

To upload a configuration file by using RCP, follow these steps, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:

Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference

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Cisco Systems 3200 Uploading a Configuration File by Using RCP, Ip rcmd remote-username username, Systemrunning-config

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