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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
Chapter81 Managing Software and Configurations
Backing Up Configuration Files or Other Files
Backing Up Configuration Files or Other Files
This section includes the following topics:
Backing up the Single Mode Configuration or Multiple Mode System Configuration, page81-8
Backing Up a Context Configuration or Other File in Flash Memory, page81-8
Backing Up a Context Configuration within a Context, page81-9
Copying the Configuration from the Terminal Display, page81-9
Backing Up Additional Files Using the Export and Import Commands, page81-9
Using a Script to Back Up and Restore Files, page 81-10

Backing up the Single Mode Configuration or Multiple Mode System

Configuration

In single context mode or from the system configuration in multiple mode, you can copy the startup
configuration or running configuration to an external server or to the local flash memory as follows:
To copy to a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config} tftp://server[/path]/filename
To copy to a FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config}
ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename
To copy to local flash memory, enter the following command:
hostname# copy {startup-config | running-config} {flash:/ | disk0:/ |
disk1:/}[path/]filename
Note Be sure that the destination directory exists. If it does not exist, first create the directory using
the mkdir command.

Backing Up a Context Configuration or Other File in Flash Memory

Copy context configurations or other files that are on the local flash memory by entering one of the
following commands in the system execution space:
To copy to a TFTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk{0 | 1}:/[path/]filename tftp://server[/path]/filename
To copy to a FTP server, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk{0 | 1}:/[path/]filename
ftp://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename
To copy to an SMB file-system, enter the following command:
hostname# copy disk{0 | 1}:/[path/]filename
smb://[user[:password]@]server[/path]/filename