SMC Networks SMC TigerStack II SMC6624M User Manual

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Transferring an Operating System or Startup Configuration File
Transferring Switch Configurations

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TFTP: Copying a Configuration to a Remote Host.

Syntax:

copy startup-config tftp <ip-addr> <remote-file>

This command copies the switch’s startup configuration (startup-config file)
to a remote TFTP host.

For example, to upload the current startup configuration to a file named
sw2512 in the configs directory on drive “d” in a remote host having an IP
address of 13.28.227.105:

SMC TigerSwitch 10/100# copy startup-config tftp

13.28.227.105 d:\configs\sw2512

Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from the Switch to a Serially
Connected PC or Unix Workstation.

To use this method, the switch must

be connected via the serial port to a PC or Unix workstation to which you
want to copy the configuration file. You will need to select a filename, and to
know the drive and directory location where you want to store the configura-
tion file.

Syntax:

copy startup-config xmodem <pc | unix>

For example, to copy a configuration file to a PC serially connected to the
switch:

1.

Execute the following command:

2.

After you see the above prompt, press [Enter].

3.

Execute the terminal emulator commands to begin the file transfer.

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