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BLADEOS 6.3 Command Reference
BMD00186-B, April 2010 Chapter 4: Configuration Commands
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Saving the Active Switch Configuration
When the copy running-config {ftp|tftp} command is used, the switch’s active
configuration commands (as displayed using show running-config) will be uploaded to the
specified script configuration file on the FTP/TFTP server. To start the switch configuration upload,
at the prompt, enter:
The switch prompts you for the server address and filename.
Note – The output file is formatted with line-breaks but no carriage returns—the file cannot be
viewed with editors that require carriage returns (such as Microsoft Notepad).
Note – If the FTP/TFTP server is running SunOS or the Solaris operating system, the specified
configuration file must exist prior to executing the copy running-config command and must
be writable (set with proper permission, and not locked by any application). The contents of the
specified file will be replaced with the current configuration data.
Restoring the Active Switch Configuration
When the copy {ftp|tftp} running-config command is used, the active configuration
will be replaced with the commands found in the specified configuration file. The file can contain a
full switch configuration or a partial switch configuration.
To start the switch configuration download, at the prompt, enter:
The switch prompts you for the server address and filename.
Router(config)# copy running-config ftp
or
Router(config)# copy running-config tftp
Router(config)# copy ftp running-config
or
Router(config)# copy tftp running-config