Administrator Guide

To copy a file on
a TFTP server
enter tftp://hostip/filepath
To copy a file
from an external
USB drive
enter usbflash://filepath
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON. Added the nfsmount:<mount-point>
parameters that enables you to mount a remote NFS file system.
9.4(0.0) Added the compressed-config parameter.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.4.1.0 Added IPv6 addressing support for FTP, TFTP, and SCP.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Added usbflash and rpm0usbflash commands on E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series and added the SSH port number to the SCP prompt
sequence on all systems.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
E-Series Original command.
Usage
Information
Dell Networking OS supports a maximum of 100 files at the root directory level, on both the internal and
external Flash.
When copying a file to a remote location (for example, using Secure Copy [SCP]), enter only the
keywords and Dell Networking OS prompts you for the rest of the information. For example, when
using SCP, you can enter copy running-config scp: where running-config is the source and
the target is specified in the ensuing prompts. Dell Networking OS prompts you to enter any required
information, as needed for the named destination—remote destination, destination filename, user ID,
password, etc.
When you use the copy running-config startup-config command to copy the running
configuration (the startup configuration file amended by any configuration changes made since the
system was started) to the startup configuration file, Dell Networking OS creates a backup file on the
internal flash of the startup configuration.
Dell Networking OS supports copying the running-configuration to a TFTP server, an FTP server, or a
remote NFS file system. For example:
● copy running-config tftp:
● copy running-config ftp:
● copy running-config nfsmount://<mount-point>/filepath
You can compress the running configuration by grouping all the VLANs and the physical interfaces with
the same property. Support to store the operating configuration to the startup config in the compressed
mode and to perform an image downgrade without any configuration loss are provided.
Two existing exec mode CLIs are enhanced to display and store the running configuration in the
compressed mode.
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File Management