Apply Configuration

Before you begin

Before upgrading or downgrading the firmware, back up the running configuration.

Procedure

  1. Save the running configuration to a file.
    device# copy running-config flash://config-file/file-name
    
    device# copy running-config scp://username:password@host[:port]/filepath 
    
    device# copy running-config usb://file
  2. View configuration files.
    device# show flash://config-file/filename 
    
    device# show usb://filename
  3. Apply the new configuration from a saved config file.
    device# copy flash://config-file/file-name running config
    
    device# copy scp://username:password@host[:port]/filepath running config
    
    device# copy usb://file running-config
    Domain name, IPv4 address, and IPv6 address are supported as host.