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(5) Save the running configuration files
Switch#copy running-config startup-config
Relevant Command: write
1.5.2 copy(TFTP)
Command: copy <source-url> <destination-url> [ascii | binary]
Function: Download files to the TFTP client.
Parameter: <source-url> is the location of the source files or directories to be copied;
<destination-url> is the destination address to which the files or directories to be copied;
forms of <source-url> and <destination-url> vary depending on different locations of the
files or directories. ascii indicates the ASCII standard will be adopted; binary indicates
that the binary system will be adopted in the file transmission(default transmission
method ) .When URL represents an TFTP address, its form should be:
tftp://{<ipaddress>|<ipv6address>|<hostname>}/<filename>, amongst <ipaddress>|
<ipv6address> is the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the TFTP server/client, <hostname> is the
name of the host mapping with the IPv6 address, it does not support the file download and
upload with hosts mapping with IPv4 addresses,<filename> is the name of the TFTP
upload/download file.
Special keyword of the filename
Source or destination addresses
Running configuration files
Startup configuration files
Command Mode: Admin Mode.
Usage Guide: This command supports command line hints, namely if the user can enter
commands in following forms: copy <filename> tftp:// or copy tftp:// <filename> and
press Enter, following hints will be provided by the system:
tftp server ip/ipv6 address[x.x.x.x]/[x:x::x:x]>
tftp filename>
Requesting for TFTP server address, file name
Example:
(1) Save images in the FLASH to the TFTP server of 10.1.1.1
Switch#copy nos.img tftp://10.1.1.1/nos.img
(2) Obtain system file nos.img from the TFTP server 10.1.1.1