Administrator Guide

Configuration File Management
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC
Privilege mode.
Copy Files to and from the System
The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy source-file-url
destination-file-url.
NOTE: For a detailed description of the copy command, refer to the Dell EMC Networking OS Command Reference.
● To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the file-destination syntax
for a remote file location.
● To copy a remote file to Dell EMC Networking system, combine the file-origin syntax for a remote file location with the file-
destination syntax for a local file location.
Table 3. Forming a copy Command
Location source-file-url Syntax destination-file-url Syntax
For a remote file location:
FTP server
copy ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/filename
ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/ filepath/filename
For a remote file location:
TFTP server
copy tftp://{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/ filename
tftp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename
For a remote file location:
SCP server
copy scp://{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/ filename
scp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename
Important Points to Remember
● You may not copy a file from one remote system to another.
● You may not copy a file from one location to the same location.
● When copying to a server, you can only use a hostname if a domain name server (DNS) server is configured.
Example of Copying a File to an FTP Server
DellEMC#copy flash://Dell-EF-8.2.1.0.bin ftp://myusername:mypassword@10.10.10.10/
/Dell/Dell-EF-8.2.1.0
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27952672 bytes successfully copied
Example of Importing a File to the Local System
core1#$//copy ftp://myusername:mypassword@10.10.10.10//Dell/
Dell-EF-8.2.1.0.bin flash://
Destination file name [Dell-EF-8.2.1.0.bin.bin]:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
26292881 bytes successfully copied
Mounting an NFS File System
This feature enables you to quickly access data on an NFS mounted file system. You can perform file operations on an NFS
mounted file system using supported file commands.
This feature allows an NFS mounted device to be recognized as a file system. This file system is visible on the device and you
can execute all file commands that are available on conventional file systems such as a Flash file system.
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