Cisco Systems 3750E manual Copying Configuration Files By Using FTP

Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images

Working with Configuration Files

Step 3 Upload the switch configuration to the TFTP server. Specify the IP address or hostname of the TFTP server and the destination filename.

Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:

•copy system:running-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]

•copy nvram:startup-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]

•copy flash[n]:/directory/startup-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]

Note You can only enter the flashn parameter (for example, flash3) on Catalyst 3750-E switches.

The file is uploaded to the TFTP server.

This example shows how to upload a configuration file from a switch to a TFTP server:

Switch# copy system:running-config tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg

Write file tokyo-confg on host 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y

#

Writing tokyo-confg!!! [OK]

Copying Configuration Files By Using FTP

You can copy configuration files to or from an FTP server.

The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a server. When you copy a configuration file from the switch to a server by using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username in this list:

•The username specified in the copy command if a username is specified.

•The username set by the ip ftp username username global configuration command if the command is configured.

•Anonymous.

The switch sends the first valid password in this list:

•The password specified in the copy command if a password is specified.

•The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command is configured.

•The switch forms a password named username@switchname.domain. The variable username is the username associated with the current session, switchname is the configured hostname, and domain is the domain of the switch.

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 specify 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 configuration file resides in the home directory of a user on the server, specify that user's name as the remote username.

For more information, see the documentation for your FTP server.

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