how to copy switch's running config

[Sun Flower]

hello

how to copy current switch's running config and paste to other one... please write its instruction step by step...

thank ou for your helpfull answers...

[kcnajaf]

Hi,

Please check this out. If you have more device the best option would be TFTP process.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1835/products_tech_note09186a008020260d.shtml

Regards

Najaf

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[InayathUlla Sharieff]

Very simple,

Switch--------TFTP Server.

Make sure you have TFTP/FTP server configured and its reachaable from the Switch.

then hit the following commands:

Switch# copy running-config tftp: Hit enter

           # specify the TFTP ip address

           # specify the name of the confng file which you want it to be saved.

Copying back is the same procedure except one command change.

Switch#copy tftp: running-config

The detailed explanation with example is listed on the link pasted by Najaf.

HTH

Regards

Inayath

[Leo Laohoo]

What is the model number of both switches?

[paul driver]

Hello

Use with Putty:

1) open a session via putty

2) once logged on a router/switch - type term len 0

3 )in the putty console click on Session/Logging - select ALL Session output from main window - and browse to where you wish to save the file

4) no on router /switch - sh run

5) once completed close session logging by selecting None in the main window

6) on routerswitch - type term len 24

7) on new router/switch copy and paste the config from the saved file

Use with Hypertrm:

1) open a session via hypertrm

2) once logged on a router/switch - transfer/capture

3 ) browse to where you wish to save the file

4) no on router /switch - sh run

5) once completed close session  in the main window - transfer/capture text/close

6) on routerswitch - type term len 24

7) on new router/switch copy and paste the config from the saved file

if you dont have putty or excess to hypetrm, but you have ip connectivity, you can tftp or ftp  from a saved file in the flash of the existing router/switch

TFTP

1) on existing router/switch -  copy run flash:backup.txt

2) conf t

     tftp server flash:

3) on new router /switch 

copy tftp:backup.txt running-config

FTP

1) on exisitng router/switch-  copy run flash:backup.txt

2)conf t

  ip ftp username stan

  ip ftp password stan

3) on new router /switch 

copy ftp:backup.txt running-config

( only problem with these last two procedures is if you coping the whole of the config it will include the management ip address of the older switch and will overwrite the new switches ip, thus you could lose connectivity)

res

Paul

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