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Chapter 28 Working with Configuration Files
Working with the Configuration Files on the Switch
This example shows how to upload the running configuration on a Catalyst 6500 series switch to an rcp
server for storage:
Console> (enable) copy config rcp
IP address or name of remote host []? 172.20.52.3
Name of file to copy to []? cat6000_config.cfg
Upload configuration to rcp:cat6000_config.cfg, (y/n) [n]? y
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Configuration has been copied successfully.
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to upload the running configuration on a Catalyst 6500 series switch to an SCP
server for storage:
Console> (enable) copy scp flash scp
IP address or name of remote host []? 172.20.52.3
Name of file to copy from []? cat6000-sup720cvk9.8-3-1.bin
Username for scp[bob]?
Password for User bob[]:
CCC/
File has been copied successfully.
Clearing the Configuration
To clear the configuration on the entire switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to clear the configuration for the entire switch:
Console> (enable) clear config all
This command will clear all configuration in NVRAM.
This command will cause ifIndex to be reassigned on the next system startup.
Do you want to continue (y/n) [n]? y
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System configuration cleared.
Console> (enable)
To clear the configuration on an individual module, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task Command
Clear the switch configuration. clear config all
Task Command
Clear the configuration on an individual module. clear config mod