Reference Guide

20 | Getting Started
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Configuration File Management
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the
system from the EXEC Privilege mode.
Copy Files to and from the System
The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy
source-file-url destination-file-url.
• To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the
file-destination syntax for a remote file location shown in Table 3-2.
• To copy a remote file to Dell Networking system, combine the
file-origin syntax for a remote file
location with the
file-destination syntax for a local file location shown in Table 3-2.
Important Points to Remember
• You may not copy a file from one remote system to another.
• You may not copy a file from one location to the same location.
Note: Using flash memory cards in the system that have not been approved by Dell Networking can
cause unexpected system behavior, including a reboot.
Note: refer to the FTOS Command Line Interface Reference Guide for a detailed description of the copy
command.
Table 3-2. Forming a copy Command
source-file-url Syntax destination-file-url Syntax
Local File Location
Internal flash: copy flash://filepath flash://filepath
Current
configuration
copy running-config running-config
Startup configuration copy startup-config startup-config
USB Drive (S6000)
External USB drive copy usbflash://filepath usbflash://filepath
Remote File Location
FTP server copy ftp://userid:password@hostip |
filepath
ftp://userid:password@hostip | filepath
TFTP server copy tftp://hostip | filepath tftp://hostip | filepath
SCP server copy scp://userid:password@hostip |
filepath
scp://userid:password@hostip | filepath