Cisco WS-C2960S-24PD-L Software Guide - Page 281

Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Copying Configuration Files to Troubleshoot Configuration Problems Copying Configuration Files to Troubleshoot Configuration Problems You can use the file system in Flash memory to copy files and to troubleshoot configuration problems. This could be useful if you wanted to save configuration files on an external server in case a switch fails. You can then copy the configuration file to a replacement switch and avoid having to reconfigure the switch. Step 1 Step 2 Enter the privileged EXEC dir flash: command to display the contents of Flash memory: switch# dir flash: Directory of flash: 2 -rwx 4 drwx 66 -rwx 68 -rwx 843947 3776 130 1296 Mar 01 1993 00:02:18 Mar 01 1993 01:23:24 Jan 01 1970 00:01:19 Mar 01 1993 06:55:51 C2900XL-h-mz-112.8-SA html env_vars config.text 1728000 bytes total (456704 bytes free) The file system uses a URL-based file specification. This example uses the TFTP protocol to copy the file config.text from the host arno to the switch Flash memory: switch# copy tftp://arno//2900/config.text flash:config.text You can enter these parameters as part of a filename: • TFTP • Flash • RCP • XMODEM Enter the copy running-config startup-config privileged EXEC command to save your configuration changes to Flash memory so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. This example shows how to use this command to save your changes: switch# copy running-config startup-config Building configuration... It might take a minute or two to save the configuration to Flash memory. After it has been saved, this message appears: [OK] switch# 78-6511-08 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 9-15