Uploading a configuration file by using ftp – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide

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Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images

Working with Configuration Files

This example shows how to copy a configuration file named host1-confg from the netadmin1 directory
on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 and to load and run those commands on the
switch:

Switch# copy ftp://netadmin1:[email protected]/host1-confg system:running-config

Configure using host1-confg from 172.16.101.101? [confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host1-confg:![OK]

Switch#

%SYS-5-CONFIG: Configured from host1-config by ftp from 172.16.101.101

This example shows how to specify a remote username of netadmin1. The software copies the
configuration file host2-confg from the netadmin1 directory on the remote server with an IP address
of 172.16.101.101 to the switch startup configuration.

Switch# configure terminal

Switch(config)# ip ftp username netadmin1

Switch(config)# ip ftp password mypass

Switch(config)# end

Switch# copy ftp: nvram:startup-config

Address of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.101.101

Name of configuration file[rtr2-confg]? host2-confg

Configure using host2-confg from 172.16.101.101?[confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host2-confg:![OK]

[OK]

Switch#

%SYS-5-CONFIG_NV:Non-volatile store configured from host2-config by ftp from

172.16.101.101

Uploading a Configuration File By Using FTP

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to upload a configuration file by using FTP:

Step 6

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 7

copy
ftp:
[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] system:running-config

or

copy
ftp:
[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] nvram:startup-config

Using FTP, copy the configuration file from a network
server to the running configuration or to the startup
configuration file.

Command

Purpose

Command

Purpose

Step 1

Verify that the FTP server is properly configured by
referring to the

“Preparing to Download or Upload a

Configuration File By Using FTP” section on page B-14

.

Step 2

Log into the switch through the console port, the Ethernet
management port, or a Telnet session.

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