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Chapter 7 copy Command
The
copy
command lets you copy a file.
Purpose
Copy configuration information or files.
Format
copy
<source>
to
<destination>
Mode
Enable
Description
The
copy
command is primarily for transferring configuration information. You can
copy configuration information between the SSR and external hosts using protocols
such as TFTP or RCP. Within the SSR, you can copy configuration information
between the SSR file system, the scratchpad (configuration database), the active
(running) configuration or the Startup configuration. You also can use the
copy
command to make backup copies of a configuration file.
Parameters
<source>
Source location of the information to copy. The source parameter
can be one of the following values:
active
- Copies configuration information from the active
configuration database (the running system configuration).
scratchpad
- Copies configuration changes from the
scratchpad.
tftp-server
- Downloads or uploads a file on a TFTP server.
rcp-server
- Downloads or uploads a file on an RCP server.
startup
- Copies the Startup configuration information stored
in the Control Module’s NVRAM.
<filename> - Specifies the name of a file on the SSR’s local file
system (NVRAM or PCMCIA card).
•<url> - Specifies a URL. You can specify one of the following
types of URLs:
tftp
– For example,
tftp://
<hostname>
/
<path>
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