Use copy startup-config tftp to backup startup-config However, we have given the file name Test-config-1 here so the file will be saved with this name. Once we have entered the command then the device will ask for the IP address of the server so we have to enter the IP address then press enter, and then the device will ask us to provide the destination file name, if we press enter without writing anything then the file will be saved with name Switch-config. Use copy running-config tftp to backup running-configĪddress or name of remote host ? 192.168.1.5ĭestination filename ? Test-config-1

If we want to backup and restore the switch’s files then we have to configure VLAN 1 interface with an IP address. That is all required to configure the server, now we will save running-config, startup-config, and IOS to the TFTP server. Make sure that the TFTP service is running, although it is enabled by default however we can double-check it for confirmation. We have to attach the server endpoint in our network, packet tracer has provided us with many endpoint devices and one of them is the server, this server provides many services including FTP and TFTP.Īssign an IP address to the server, the IP address should be of the reachable network test the connectivity to the server via ping command.

In this lab, we will configure the TFTP server however FTP server can also be configured in the same way.

It is always a good practice to save the Cisco device configuration and IOS to the external server so, in the case of hardware failure we can easily restore the configuration and reduce the significant downtime.Ĭonfiguring TFTP and FTP servers in packet tracer is fairly easy. In this packet tracer lab, We will back up and restore the files using the following commands.įirst of all, we will configure the TFTP server in the packet tracer that we are using to transfer the files.įTP and TFTP servers provide file transferability so using this server, we can back up and restore various files between end devices like PC to PC and we can also use these servers to back and restore running-config, startup-config, and Cisco IOS.

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