Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Chapter 4 C Commands
copy
copy
To save a backup of the system software, use the copy command in EXEC mode.
copy source-URL destination-URL
Syntax Description
The following table lists the aliases for source and destination URLs.
source-URL The location URL or alias of the source file or directory to be copied.
destination-URL The destination URL or alias of the copied file or directory.
running-config Specifies the configuration currently running on the switch. The
system:running-config keyword represents the current running
configuration file.
startup-config Specifies the configuration used during initialization (startup). You can
copy the startup configuration from NVRAM. The nvram:startup-config
keyword represents the configuration file used during initialization.
bootflash: Specifies the location for internal bootflash memory.
log: Specifies the location for the log file system.
slot0: Specifies the location for the CompactFlash memory or PCMCIA card.
volatile: Specifies the location for the volatile file system.
system: Specifies the location for system memory, which includes the running
configuration.
fabric Specifies a fabric wide startup configuration update using Cisco Fabric
Services (CFS) where all the remote switches in the fabric copy their
running configuration (source) file into their startup configuration
(destination) file. The syntax for this command is copy running-config
startup-config fabric.
tftp: Specifies the location for a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) network
server. The syntax for this alias is tftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename.
ftp: Specifies the location for a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) network server.
The syntax for this alias is ftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename.
scp: Specifies the location for a secure copy (scp) network server. The syntax
for this alias is scp:[[//location]/directory]/filename.
sftp: Specifies the location for a Secure Trivial File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
network server. The syntax for this alias is
sftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename.
log: Specifies the location for log files stored in the same directory.
debug: Specifies the location for the debug files stored in the debug partition
nvram: Specifies the switch NVRAM.
core: Specifies the location of the cores from any switching or supervisor
module to an external flash (slot 0) or a TFTP server.
filename The name of the Flash file.
sup-1
sup-2
The number of the supervisor module, where sup-1 is the slot 5 supervisor
(active) and sup-2 is the slot 6 supervisor (standby).

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English