Copying a Local Backup to Flash

You can copy an existing local backup file to a flash drive.

To copy an existing local backup to a flash using the GUI:

From the top menu, click Controller.
From the left pane, click Administration > Software Maintenance.
Click the Backup tab.
Select Flash in Copy Selected Backup to. Flash has to be mounted for this.
In the Filename drop-down list, select the local backup you want to copy.
Click Copy. The Software Maintenance window is displayed, providing the status and results of the operation.
The backup copy located on flash is going to be displayed in Available Backups list as well.

To copy an existing local backup to a flash using the CLI:
Log into the system using SSH or console.
Transfer the backup file from the local storage to a flash using the following command:
copy configuration (to-local | to-flash | to-remote server user dir [ftp password | scp password]) (from-local filename |number | from-flash filename|number | from-remote server user dir file [ftp password | scp password])
For example, to transfer the backup file BAK.03122009.071327.zip from local storage to a flash:
```
EWC.extremenetworks.com#copy configuration to-flash from-local BAK.03122009.071327.zip
```
To see all backup files stored locally and on flash, use the show export command.
```
EWC.extremenetworks.com#show export
1: BAK.03122009.071327.zip
2: BAK.03122009.071327.zip(flash)
```

Published December 2016prev | next