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● Save the running-configuration to an FTP server.
EXEC Privilege mode
copy running-config ftp:// username:password@{hostip | hostname}/filepath/ filename
● Save the running-configuration to a TFTP server.
EXEC Privilege mode
copy running-config tftp://{hostip | hostname}/ filepath/filename
● Save the running-configuration to an SCP server.
EXEC Privilege mode
copy running-config scp://{hostip | hostname}/ filepath/filename
NOTE: When copying to a server, you can only use a host name if you have configured a DNS server.
● Save the running-configuration to the startup-configuration on the internal flash of the primary RPM. Then copy the new
startup-config file to the external flash of the primary RPM.
EXEC Privilege mode
copy running-config startup-config duplicate
Dell Networking OS Behavior: If you create a startup-configuration on an RPM and then move the RPM to another chassis,
the startup-configuration is stored as a backup file (with the extension .bak), and a new, empty startup-configuration file is
created. To restore your original startup-configuration in this situation, overwrite the new startup-configuration with the original
one using the copy startup-config.bak startup-config command.
NOTE: When you load the startup configuration or a configuration file from a network server such as TFTP to the
running configuration, the configuration is added to the running configuration. This does not replace the existing running
configuration. Commands in the configuration file has precedence over commands in the running configuration.
Viewing Files
You can only view file information and content on local file systems.
To view a list of files or the contents of a file, use the following commands.
● View a list of files on the internal flash.
EXEC Privilege mode
dir flash:
● View a list of files on the usbflash.
EXEC Privilege mode
dir usbflash:
● View the contents of a file in the internal flash.
EXEC Privilege mode
show file flash://filename
● View the contents of a file in the usb flash.
EXEC Privilege mode
show file usbflash://filename
● View the running-configuration.
EXEC Privilege mode
show running-config
● View the startup-configuration.
EXEC Privilege mode
show startup-config
The output of the dir command also shows the read/write privileges, size (in bytes), and date of modification for each file.
Dell#dir
Directory of flash:
1 drwx 4096 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 +00:00 .
2 drwx 2048 May 10 2011 14:45:15 +00:00 ..
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