copy
Copies a configuration file to the
specified location using flash or SCP to replace current running configuration.
Syntax
copy
{default-config
|
flash://
config-file/filename
|
scp://username:password@{
hostname}[:port]{/filepath
}running-config
Parameters
- copy
- Specifies the copy
function.
- default-config
- Specifies default
configuration.
- flash://
- Specifies the flash device on
which the file is stored.
- config-file
- Specifies the
file is a configuration file.
- filename
- Specifies the name of the configuration
file stored on the flash device.
- Flash file command format: flash://config-file
<filename>
- flash-type [
config-file | coredumps | pcap-file | ms_images |
chassis-ms | ifmgr-ms | lacp-ms | lldp-ms | mgmt-cli |
mgmtsvc-apigw | mgmt-snmp-agent ]
- Specifies the configuration file type.
- scp://
- Specifies use of the Session Control
Protocol (SCP).
- username
- Account name of
the authorized user.
- password
- Password of the
authorized user.
- hostname
- Specifies the
server by name or by IP address.
- port
- Specifies the port number, which must be preceded by a colon. If
the port is not included, the default port is assumed.
- filepath
- Specifies the
location from which to transfer the file using SCP.
- SCP command
format:
scp://<username>:<password>@[hostname]/<filepath>
- running-config
- Specifies current running
configuration.
- default-config
running-config
- Clears the running configuration and
replaces it with the default configuration.
- running-config
filepath
- Copies running-config to a
flash file or remote location using SCP.
- Flash-file command format: flash://config-file/<filepath>
- SCP command format:
scp://<username><password>@[hostname]/<filepath>
Usage Guidelines
This command is available only to users with admin
role.
After the copy default-config running-config command
completes, the system reboots with only the management interface configuration.
Table 1. Error Messages
| Message |
Reason |
| Error: Input file does not exist
|
File named in the command is either misspelled or it doesn't exist at the location
specified. |
Error: Invalid user credentials.
|
Username, password or both were entered incorrectly or the user does not have
sufficient permissions to perform the operation. |
| Error: Host IP not reachable
|
Host is either offline or specified incorrectly. |
| Error: Target file does
not exist |
Self-explanatory. Verify file- and path are correct as entered. |
Examples
The following example replaces the running configuration with the default
configuration.
device# copy default-config running-config
This operation will modify your running configuration.
WARN: system will be rebooted to have configuration changes to take effect!
Do you want to continue? [y/n]:
Reloading.... please wait
The following examples are some valid copy commands.
device# copy flash://config-file/testfile running-config
device#scp://test:test@1.1.1.1:22/home/test/config-file/testfile running-config
device# copy default-config running-config
device# copy running-config flash://config-file/testfile
