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itstelle
Oct 17, 2023Aspirant
M4300 - want to save config from cli (tftp)
Hello, i want to save the configs of some M4300-48XF with Software Version 12.0.17 to our tftp-server, or other Datastore. The command #copy system:running-config only allowed me to copy to nvr...
- Oct 23, 2023
Hi
I remember a couple of years ago, where that got me confused to at first so don't worry 🙂
Only nvram:startup-config can be copied to TFTP, SCP or even local USB memory. Therefore if you have made changes to the system:running-config, there is no way around first storing the running-config to nvram:startup-config first, then you can upload a config to i.e. a TFTP server.
msi
Oct 23, 2023Luminary
Hi
I remember a couple of years ago, where that got me confused to at first so don't worry 🙂
Only nvram:startup-config can be copied to TFTP, SCP or even local USB memory. Therefore if you have made changes to the system:running-config, there is no way around first storing the running-config to nvram:startup-config first, then you can upload a config to i.e. a TFTP server.
- itstelleOct 23, 2023Aspirant
Hello msi,
thanks for your reply.
You are right, i learned that i can not simply copy "something" to external storage, but only nvram:startup-config.
It took me some time to understand where the problem was. The manual was not that source of enlightment.
regards
itstelle
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