Cisco Catalyst 9500 Manual page 215

Managing Configuration Files
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable
Example:
Device> enable
Step 2
copy nvram:startup-config flash-filesystem:filename
Example:
Device# copy nvram:startup-config
usbflash0:switch-config
Step 3
configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 4 boot config flash-filesystem: filename
Example:
Device(config)# boot config usbflash0:switch-config
Step 5 end
Example:
Device(config)# end
Step 6 Do one of the following:
• Use FTP, RCP, or TFTP to copy the new
configuration. If you try to load a configuration that
is more than three times larger than the NVRAM size,
the following error message is displayed: "[buffer
overflow - file-size /buffer-size bytes]. "
• configure terminal
Example:
Device# configure terminal
Step 7
copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config
Example:
Device(config)# copy system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
Storing the Configuration in Flash Memory on Class A Flash File Systems
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Copies the current startup configuration to the new location
to create the configuration file.
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies that the startup configuration file be stored in flash
memory by setting the CONFIG_FILE variable.
Exits global configuration mode.
Enters the new configuration.
When you have finished changing the
running-configuration, save the new configuration.
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