Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Copying Configuration Files to an External Flash Memory Device

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Erases the startup configuration file.write erase
Example:
switch# write erase
Step 1
Reloads the Cisco NX-OS device.reload
Step 2
Example:
switch# reload
This command will reboot the system. (y/n)?
Do not use the setup utility to configure the
device.
Note
[n] y
...
Enter the password for "admin": <password>
Confirm the password for "admin": <password>
...
Would you like to enter the basic configuration
dialog (yes/no): n
switch#
Downloads the running configuration file from a remote
server.
copy scheme://server/[url /]filename running-config
Example:
switch# copy tftp://10.10.1.1/my-config
running-config
Step 3
For the scheme argument, you can enter tftp:, ftp:, scp:, or
sftp:. The server argument is the address or name of the
remote server, and the url argument is the path to the source
file on the remote server.
The server, url, and filename arguments are case sensitive.
Saves the running configuration file to the startup
configuration file.
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 4
(Optional)
Displays the running configuration.
show startup-config
Example:
switch# show startup-config
Step 5
Related Topics
Copying Files, on page 119
Copying Configuration Files to an External Flash Memory Device
You can copy configuration files to an external flash memory device as a backup for later use.
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Working with Configuration Files
Copying Configuration Files to an External Flash Memory Device