Downloading The Configuration File By Using Tftp; Uploading The Configuration File By Using Tftp - Cisco 2950G 24 - Catalyst Switch Software Configuration Manual

Working with Configuration Files

Downloading the Configuration File By Using TFTP

To configure the switch by using a configuration file downloaded from a TFTP server, follow these
steps:
Step 1 Copy the configuration file to the appropriate TFTP directory on the workstation.
Step 2 Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the
a Configuration File By Using TFTP" section on page
Step 3 Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 4 Download the configuration file from the TFTP server to configure the switch.
Specify the IP address or host name of the TFTP server and the name of the file to download.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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The configuration file downloads, and the commands are executed as the file is parsed line-by-line.
This example shows how to configure the software from the file tokyo-confg at IP address 172.16.2.155:
Switch# copy tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg system:running-config
Configure using tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y
Booting tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155:!!! [OK - 874/16000 bytes]

Uploading the Configuration File By Using TFTP

To upload a configuration file from a switch to a TFTP server for storage, follow these steps:
Step 1 Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the
a Configuration File By Using TFTP" section on page
Step 2 Log into the switch through the console port or a Telnet session.
Step 3 Upload the switch configuration to the TFTP server. Specify the IP address or host name of the TFTP
server and the destination filename.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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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]
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Appendix B
copy tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename] system:running-config
copy tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename] nvram:startup-config
copy system:running-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
copy nvram:startup-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
Working with the IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
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