Configuration and Image Files
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Some invalid combinations of source and destination exist. Specifically, you cannot copy if one of the following
conditions exist:
The source file and destination file are the same file.
xmodem: is the destination file. The source file can be copied to image, boot and null: only.
tftp:// is the source file and destination file on the same copy.
The following table describes copy characters:
Copying an Image File from a Server to Flash Memory
To copy an image file from a server to flash memory, use the copy source-url image command.
Copying a Boot File from a Server to Flash Memory
To copy a boot file from a server to flash memory, enter the copy source-url boot command.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration File
To load a configuration file from a network server to the running configuration file of the device, enter the copy
source-url running-config command. The commands in the loaded configuration file are added to those in the
running configuration file as if the commands were typed in the command-line interface (CLI). Thus, the resulting
configuration file is a combination of the previous running configuration and the loaded configuration files with the
loaded configuration file taking precedence.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration
To copy a configuration file from a network server to the startup configuration file of the device, enter copy source-
url startup-config. The startup configuration file is replaced by the copied configuration file.
Storing the Running or Startup Configuration on a Server
Use the copy running-config destination-url command to copy the current configuration file to a network server
using TFTP. Use the copy startup-config destination-url command to copy the startup configuration file to a net-
work server.
Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration
To copy the running configuration to the startup configuration file, enter the copy running-config startup-config
command.
Backing up the Running or Startup Configuration to a backup file
To copy the running configuration file to a backup configuration file, enter the copy running-config file command.
To copy the startup configuration file to a backup configuration file, enter the copy startup-config file command.
Character Description
! For network transfers, indicates that the copy process is taking place. Each exclamation
point indicates successful transfer of ten packets (512 bytes each).
. For network transfers, indicates that the copy process timed out. Generally, many peri-
ods in a row means that the copy process may fail.
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