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

Working with Software Images

Starting in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to replace the running configuration file with a

saved configuration file:

Working with Software Images

This section describes how to archive (download and upload) software image files, which contain the

system software, the Cisco IOS code, and the embedded device manager software.

Command Purpose

Step 1 archive config (Optional) Save the running configuration file to the configuration archive.

Note Enter the path archive configuration command before using this

command.

Step 2 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.

Step 3 Make necessary changes to the running configuration.

Step 4 exit Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5 configure replace target-url [list]

[force] [time seconds] [nolock]Replace the running configuration file with a saved configuration file.

target-url—URL (accessible by the file system) of the saved configuration file

that is to replace the running configuration, such as the configuration file

created in Step 2 by using the archive config privileged EXEC command.

list—Display a list of the command entries applied by the software parser

during each pass of the configuration replacement operation. The total number

of passes also appears.

force— Replace the running configuration file with the specified saved

configuration file without prompting you for confirmation.

time seconds—Specify the time (in seconds) within which you must enter the

configure confirm command to confirm replacement of the running

configuration file. If you do not enter the configure confirm command within

the specified time limit, the configuration replacement operation is

automatically stopped. (In other words, the running configuration file is

restored to the configuration that existed before you entered the configure

replace command).

Note You must first enable the configuration archive before you can use the

time seconds command line option.

nolock—Disable the locking of the running configuration file that prevents

other users from changing the running configuration during a configuration

replacement operation.

Step 6 configure confirm (Optional) Confirm replacement of the running configuration with a saved

configuration file.

Note Use this command only if the time seconds keyword and argument of

the configure replace command are specified.

Step 7 copy running-config

startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.