Cisco Catalyst 9500 User Manual

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After you have issued the copy EXEC command, you may be prompted for additional information or for
confirmation of the action. The prompt displayed depends on how much information you provide in the copy
command and the current setting of the file prompt global configuration command.
Copying a Configuration File from a TFTP Server to the Device
To copy a configuration file from a TFTP server to the device, complete the tasks in this section:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode.enable
Step 1
Example:
• Enter your password if prompted.
Device> enable
Copies a configuration file from a TFTP server
to the running configuration.
copy tftp: [[[//location]/directory]/filename]
system:running-config
Example:
Step 2
Device# copy
tftp://server1/dir10/datasource
system:running-config
Copies a configuration file from a TFTP server
to the startup configuration.
copy tftp: [[[//location]/directory]/filename]
nvram:startup-config
Example:
Step 3
Device# copy
tftp://server1/dir10/datasource
nvram:startup-config
Copies a configuration file from a TFTP server
to the startup configuration.
copy tftp:
[[[//location]/directory]/filename]flash-[n]:/directory/startup-config
Example:
Step 4
Device# copy
tftp://server1/dir10/datasource
flash:startup-config
Examples
In the following example, the software is configured from the file named tokyo-confg at IP
address 172.16.2.155:
Device# copy tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg system:running-config
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Cisco Catalyst 9500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 9500
Category	Switch
Language	English