Save a File to an External USB Device

Use the following procedure to save the configuration file or log file to an external USB device.

Caution

Always use the usb-stop command to safely unplug the USB drive from the USB slot.

Procedure

Enter Privileged EXEC mode:

enable
Save the file to an external USB device:
1. To save the configuration file to an external USB device, enter:
  
  save config file WORD<1–99>
2. To save the log file to an external USB device, enter:
  
  save log file WORD<1–99>

Example

Switch:1#save config file /usb/test.cfg
CP-1: Save config to file /usb/test.cfg successful.
WARNING: Choice Primary Node Config file is "/intflash/soak.cfg".

Switch:1#

Switch:1#save log file /usb/test.log

Save log to file /usb/test.log successful.
Save log to file /usb/test.log successful.
Switch:1#

Variable definitions

The following table defines parameters for the save command.


Variable	Value
`config file WORD<1–99>`	Specifies the software configuration device and configuration file name in one of the following formats: a.b.c.d:<file> /intflash/<file> /usb/<file> The file name, including the directory structure, can include up to 99 characters.
`log file WORD<1–99>`	Specifies the software configuration device and log file name in one of the following formats: a.b.c.d:<file> /intflash/<file> /usb/<file> The file name, including the directory structure, can include up to 99 characters.