

Before you proceed with this method, make sure you have a TFTP server on the network to which you have IP connectivity.Īt the Router>prompt, issue the enablecommand, and provide the required password when prompted. This is a step-by-step approach to copy a configuration from a router to a TFTP server, and back to another router. Use a TFTP Server to Backup and Restore a Configuration There are several methods to choose from in order to back up and restore a configuration:Īutomatic Backup of Configuration with the Kron Method Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventionsfor more information on document conventions. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions. Use the pingcommand to verify connectivity. Prerequisites RequirementsĬisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics and have the required accesses:Īccess to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.Ĭonnectivity - Routers must be able to access the FTP or TFTP server. The Sun server is running Solaris 10 (08/07).This document describes how to migrate a configuration from a current router to a new router.

But it does not seem to work correctly in terms of uploading a file from a remote device to the tftp server. So in summary, the tftp server process seems to work correctly in terms of a remote device downloading a file from the tftp server. However, I have not had any problem going the other way using the tftp get command: Rexmt-interval: 5 seconds, Max-timeout: 25 seconds I tried to tftp a file from a different Sun server and this is what I get: Have you been able to successfully tftp a file to that same server from any device at all? Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Dec 20 11:18 tftpboot ->.

Have you double-checked that the tftp root directory is what you think it is?ĭrwxrwxrwx 2 root root 512 Dec 27 16:09 tftpboot I agree, my sense of the problem is that it's with the Sun (tftp) server.Īre you sure the tftp root directory has the proper permissions? Looks good from the Cisco side of things. It looks like your TFTP server may be misconfigured.
