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Working with Configuration Files on the MSFC Chapter 26 Working with Configuration Files If you replace the MSFC, you need to replace the entire configuration. If you upload (copy) the configuration file to a remote server before removing the MSFC, you can retrieve it later and write it into NVRAM on the new MSFC. If you do not upload the configuration file, you need to use the configure command to reenter the configuration information after you install the new MSFC. Saving and retrieving the configuration file is not necessary if you are temporarily removing an MSFC that you are going to reinstall; the lithium batteries retain the configuration in memory. This procedure requires privileged-level access to the EXEC command interpreter, which usually requires a password. Uploading the Configuration File to a TFTP Server Before you upload (copy) the running configuration to the TFTP file server, ensure the following: • You have a connection to the MSFC either with a console terminal or remotely through a Telnet session. • The MSFC is connected to a network supporting a file server (remote host). • The remote host supports the TFTP application. • You have the IP address or name of the remote host available. To store information on a remote host, enter the privileged write network EXEC command. This command prompts you for the destination host address and a filename and then displays the instructions for confirmation. When you confirm the instructions, the MSFC sends a copy of the currently running configuration to the remote host. The system default is to store the configuration in a file called by the name of the MSFC with -confg appended. You can either accept the default filename by pressing Return at the prompt, or enter a different name before pressing Return. To upload (copy) the currently running configuration to a remote host, perform these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Check if the system prompt displays a pound sign (#) to indicate the privileged level of the EXEC command interpreter. Enter the ping command to check the connection between the MSFC and the remote host. Enter the write term command to display the currently running configuration on the terminal and ensure that the configuration information is complete and correct. If it is not correct, enter the configure command to add or modify the existing configuration. Enter the write net command. The EXEC command interpreter prompts you for the name or IP address of the remote host that is to receive the configuration file. (The prompt might include the name or address of a default file server.) Router# write net Remote host []? Enter the name or IP address of the remote host. In this example, the name of the remote server is servername: Router# write net Remote host []? servername Translating "servername"...domain server (1.1.1.1) [OK] Note that the EXEC command interpreter prompts you to specify a name for the file that is to hold the configuration. By default, the system appends -confg to the MSFC name to create the new filename. Press Return to accept the default filename, or enter a different name for the file before pressing Return. In the following example, the default is accepted: Name of configuration file to write [Router-confg]? 26-10 Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide-Releases 6.3 and 6.4 78-13315-02