Networking · Episode 41 · 1:47

Back up and restore a router configuration with TFTP

Copy Cisco IOS XE startup configuration to a TFTP server, verify the backup, and restore it before reloading the router.

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  1. This lab connects a Cisco router to a Linux server that will receive the backup.

  2. Save the current router configuration, then make a different change to the running configuration.

  3. Copy the startup configuration to the server and confirm the destination prompts.

  4. Check the file on the server and compare its size with the transfer report.

  5. Try an absent filename and verify that the saved configuration remains intact.

  6. Save the newer running configuration, then restore the original backup into startup configuration.

  7. The restored value is saved while the router still runs the newer value.

  8. Confirm the reload and verify that the restored configuration is now running.

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