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Capturing the configuration
After initially configuring the switch or after making changes to an existing configuration, HP
strongly recommends backing up the configuration for safekeeping.
NOTE: The configuration can be backed up to an FTP server or temporarily saved to the switch
and then transferred to a different location using a secure copy tool. Example secure copy tools
include pscp.exe for Windows and scp for Linux.
Syntax <target> capture [file=<filename.txt>] [ftp]
[ipaddr=<xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>] [user=<ftp_username>]
[password=<ftp_password>]
Example 1: This example demonstrates backing up the configuration to an FTP server.
=> sw local capture file=commands.txt ftp ipaddr=111.222.333.444
Example 2: This example demonstrates capturing the configuration to a temporary location on the
switch and then copying to a Windows system.
1. Enter the following to create a file named config.txt and save it in the /var/tmp directory
on the switch:
=> sw local capture file=/var/tmp/config.txt
2. Enter the following to copy the config.txt file from the temporary directory on the switch
to a folder on the server:
In Windows environments, enter a command similar to the following:
pscp -scp Administrator@111.222.333.444:/var/tmp/config.txt c:\backup
In Linux environments, enter a command similar to the following:
scp Administrator@111.222.333.444:/var/tmp/config.txt /home/userXXX/.
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