Using A File From An External Compactflash Disk (Slot0:); Saving Configuration Files To An External Device; Saving To A Remote Server - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Chapter 9 Working with Configuration Files
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Using a File From an External CompactFlash Disk (slot0:)

Note The physical media must be inserted into slot0: after you log into the switch.
To configure a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family using a configuration file stored on an external
CompactFlash disk, follow these steps:
Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet or SSH session.
Step 1
Insert the CompactFlash device into slot0: on the active supervisor module.
Step 2
Locate the configuration file using the cd and dir commands. (See the
Step 3
section on page
Configure the switch using the configuration file stored on the external CompactFlash disk using the
Step 4
copy slot0:source file system:running-config command.
The commands are executed as the file is parsed line by line.
Use the following command to download a configuration file from an external CompactFlash to the
running configuration:
switch copy slot0:dns-config.cfg system:running-config

Saving Configuration Files to an External Device

You can save a configuration file stored on internal storage to a remote server or to an external flash
device on the switch.

Saving to a Remote Server

To save a configuration file to a remote server such as TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log into the switch through the console port or through a Telnet or SSH session.
Save the configuration using the copy system:running-config scheme://url command, where scheme is
Step 2
TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP and url is the path to the target file on the remote server.
Use the following command to save a running configuration file to a remote server:
switch# copy system:running-config scheme://url
Use the following command to save a startup configuration file to a remote server:
switch# copy nvram:startup-config scheme://url
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Managing Configuration Files
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