IOS BACKUP

IOS BACKUP

To take backup of the IOS and router configuration (like the Running configuration and the Startup configuration) follow the procedure below:

First install the TFTP server software on a PC in the network and at the time of taking backup the software should be running (Application is ON) on the PC where it is installed. Then Login to the router and go to the privilege mode

To take the backup of the startup configuration use the following command:

Syntax:

Router#copy startup-config tftp

Output:

Kolkata#copy startup-config tftp: 

Address or name of remote host []? 10.0.0.5

Destination filename [Kolkata-confg]? backup21042014

!!

[OK - 741 bytes]

741 bytes copied in 0.018 secs (41000 bytes/sec)

To take the backup of the IOS use the following command:

Syntax:

Router#copy flash tftp

Output:

Kolkata#sh flash: 

System flash directory:

File  Length   Name/status

  3   33591768 c1841-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin

  2   28282    sigdef-category.xml

  1   227537   sigdef-default.xml

[33847587 bytes used, 30168797 available, 64016384 total]

Kolkata#copy flash: tftp

Source filename []? c1841-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin

Address or name of remote host []? 10.0.0.5

Destination filename [c1841-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T1.bin]? 

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[OK - 33591768 bytes]

33591768 bytes copied in 4.887 secs (6873000 bytes/sec)

Note: 10.0.0.5 system should have TFTP server software installed and Running 

All IOS files and configuration File (Start-up and Running) are stored by default in TFTP server 

(Default Path in CISCO TFTP Server is C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\Cisco TFTP Server).