Configuration and Image Files 111
Copy Character Descriptions:
Copying image file from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the
copy source-url image
command to copy an image file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying boot file from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the
copy source-url boot
command to copy a boot file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration
Use the
copy source-url running-config
command to load a "configuration file" from a
network server to the device "running configuration". The configuration is added to the
"running configuration" as if the commands were typed in the command-line interface (CLI).
The resulting configuration file is a combination of the previous "running configuration" and
the loaded "configuration file", with the loaded "configuration file" having precedence.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration
Use the
copy source-url startup-config
command to copy a "configuration file" from a
network server to the device "startup configuration". These commands replace the startup
configuration file with 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 network server.
The configuration file copy can serve as a backup copy.
Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration
Use the copy
running-config
startup-config
command to copy the "running configuration" to
the "startup configuration".
Backup the Running Configuration or Startup Configuration to the Backup Configuration
Use the copy
running-config file
command to backup the running configuration to a backup
configuration file. Use the copy
startup-config file
command to backup the startup
configuration a backup configuration file
Character Description
! For network transfers, an exclamation point indicates that the copy process is taking
place. Each exclamation point indicates the successful transfer of ten packets (512 bytes
each).
. For network transfers, a period indicates that the copy process timed out. Many periods
in a row typically mean that the copy process may fail.
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