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3. Click Copy Backup to enter the Copy Files page where you can select the destination server for the file.
4. Click Apply.
Backup the flash file system in the CLI
backup flash
copy flash: flashbackup.tar.gz tftp:
<tftphost> <destfilename>
copy flash: flashbackup.tar.gz scp: <scphost> <username> <destfilename>
Restore the flash file system in the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Maintenance > File > Copy Files page.
a. For Source Selection, specify the server to which the flashbackup.tar.gz file was previously copied.
b. For Destination Selection, select Flash File System.
c. Click Apply.
2. Navigate to the Maintenance > File > Restore Flash page.
3. Click Restore to restore the flashbackup.tar.gz file to the flash file system.
4. Navigate to the Maintenance > Switch > Reboot Switch page.
5. Click Continue to reboot the controller.
Restore the flash file system using CLI
copy tftp: <tftphost> <srcfilename> flash: flashbackup.tar.gz
copy scp: <scphost> <username> <srcfilename> flash: flashbackup.tar.gz
restore flash
Copying Log Files
You can store log files into a compressed archive file which you can then copy to an external TFTP or SCP server.
The WebUI allows you to copy the log files to a WinZip folder which you can display or save on your local PC.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Maintenance > File > Copy Logs page.
2. For Destination, specify the TFTP or FTP server to which log files are copied.
3. Select Download Logs to download the log files into a WinZip file on your local PC,
4. Click Apply.
In the CLI
tar logs
copy flash: logs.tar tftp:
<tftphost> <destfilename>
copy flash: logs.tar scp: <scphost> <username> <destfilename>
Copying Other Files
The flash file system contains the following configuration files:
z startup-config: Contains the configuration options that are used the next time the controller is rebooted. It
contains all options saved by clicking the Save Configuration button in the WebUI or by entering the write
memory CLI command. You can copy this file to a different file in the flash file system or to a TFTP server.
z running-config: Contains the current configuration, including changes which have yet to be saved. You can
copy this file to a different file in the flash file system, to the startup-config file, or to a TFTP or FTP server.
You can copy a file in the flash file system or a configuration file between the controller and an external server.