Configuration and Image Files 141Configuration and Image FilescopyThe copy Privileged EXEC mode command copies any file from a source to a destination.Syntax• copy source-url destination-url [snmp]• source-url — The location URL or reserved keyword of the source file to be copied.• destination-url — The destination file URL or reserved keyword of the destination file.• snmp — Used only when copying from/to startup-config. Specifies that thedestination/source file is in SNMP formatThe following table displays keywords and URL prefixes:Keyword Source or destinationflash Source or destination URL for Flash memory. It’s the default in case a URL isspecified without a prefixrunning-config Represents the current running configuration file.startup-config Represents the startup configuration file.image If source file, represent the active image file. If destination file, represent thenon-active image file.boot Boot file.tftp: Source or destination URL for a TFTP network server. The syntax for this alias istftp://host/[directory]/filename. The host can be either IP address or hostname.An out-of-band IP address can be specified as described in the usage guidelines.xmodem: Source for the file from a serial connection that uses the Xmodem protocol.unit://member/startup-configConfiguration file used during initialization (startup) on one of the units.unit://member/imageImage file on one of the units. For copy from master to all units you can use "*" inthe member field.null: Null destination for copies or files. A remote file can be copied to null todetermine its size.book.book Page 141 Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:40 PM
