Cisco Catalyst 9500 User Manual

PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Step 2
Device# configure terminal
Specifies the network configuration file to
download at startup, and the protocol to be used
(TFTP, RCP, or FTP).
boot network {ftp:[[[//[username [:password
]@]location ]/directory ]/filename ] |
rcp:[[[//[username@]location ]/directory
Step 3
]/filename ] | tftp:[[[//location ]/directory
]/filename ]}
• If you do not specify a network
configuration filename, the Cisco IOS
Example:
software uses the default filename
network-confg. If you omit the address,
the device uses the broadcast address.
Device(config)# boot network
tftp:hostfile1
• You can specify more than one network
configuration file. The software tries them
in order entered until it loads one. This
procedure can be useful for keeping files
with different configuration information
loaded on a network server.
Enables the system to automatically load the
network file on restart.
service config
Example:
Step 4
Device(config)# service config
Exits global configuration mode.end
Example:
Step 5
Device(config)# end
Saves the running configuration to the startup
configuration file.
copy system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
Example:
Step 6
Device# copy system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
Configuring the Device to Download the Host Configuration File
To configure the Cisco IOS software to download a host configuration file from a server at startup, complete
the tasks in this section:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enables privileged EXEC mode.enable
Step 1
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
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Managing Configuration Files
Configuring the Device to Download the Host Configuration File

Cisco Catalyst 9500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 9500
Category	Switch
Language	English