Owner's Manual

Configuration and Image Files 119
Understanding Invalid Combinations of Source and Destination
Some invalid combinations of source and destination exist. Specifically, the following cannot
be copied:
• If the source file and destination file are the same file.
•
xmodem cannot be a destination. Can only be copied to image , boot and null .
•
tftp cannot be the source and destination on the same copy.
•
startup-config and backup-config cannot be copied to running-config.
Copy Character Descriptions
Copying Image File from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the copy source-url image command to copy an image file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying Boot File from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the copy source-url boot command to copy a boot file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration
Use the copy source-url running-config command to load a "configuration file" from a
network server to the device "running configuration". The configuration is added to the
"running configuration" as if the commands were typed in the command-line interface (CLI).
The resulting configuration file is a combination of the previous "running configuration" and
the loaded "configuration file", with the loaded "configuration file" having precedence.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration
Use the copy source-url startup-config command to copy a "configuration file" from a
network server to the device "startup configuration". These commands replace the startup
configuration file with the copied configuration file.
Storing the Running or Startup Configuration on a Server
Use the copy running-config destination-url command to copy the current configuration file
to a network server using TFTP. Use the copy
startup-config destination-url command to
copy the "startup configuration" file to a network server.
The configuration file copy can serve as a backup copy.
Character Description
! For network transfers, an exclamation point indicates that the copy process is taking
place. Each "!" indicates that the file download is progressing successfully.
. For network transfers, a period indicates that the copy process timed out. Many
periods in a row typically mean that the copy process may fail.