Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference

cd

To change the default directory or file system, use the cd command in user EXEC or privileged EXEC mode.

cd [filesystem:][directory]

Syntax Description

Defaults

The initial default file system is flash:. For platforms that do not have a physical device named flash:, the keyword flash: is aliased to the default Flash device.

For the Supervisor Engine, the initial default file system is disk0:.

If you do not specify a directory on a file system, the default is the root directory on that file system.

Command Modes

User EXEC

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The valid values for filesystem: are as follows:

•For systems that are configured with a Supervisor Engine 2, valid values are bootflash:, const_nvram:, disk0:, flash:, nvram:, slot0:, sup-slot0:, and sup-bootflash:.

•For systems that are configured with a Supervisor Engine 720, valid values are disk0: and disk1:.

For all EXEC commands that have an optional filesystem argument, the system uses the file system specified by the cd command when you omit the optional filesystem argument. For example, the dir command, which displays a list of files on a file system, contains an optional filesystem argument. When you omit this argument, the system lists the files on the file system specified by the cd command.

If you do not specify a directory on a file system, the default is the root directory on that file system.

Examples

In the following example, the cd command is used to set the default file system to the Flash memory card inserted in slot 0:

Router# pwd 

bootflash:/

Router# cd slot0: 

Router# pwd 

slot0:/

Cisco 7600 Series

This example sets the default file system to the Flash PC card that is inserted in disk 0:

Router# cd disk0:

Router# pwd

disk0:/

Related Commands

clear archive log config

To purge the configuration logging database entries, use the clear archive log config command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear archive log config [force | persistent]

Syntax Description

Command Default

If this command is not used, the database entries accumulate in the archive log.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

When the clear archive log config command is entered, only the entries in the configuration logging database file are deleted. The file itself is not deleted; it will be used in the future to log new entries as they occur.

Examples

The following example clears the database entries that have been saved to the config log without asking you to confirm the action before the entries are cleared:

Router# clear archive log config force

Related Commands

clear catalyst6000 traffic-meter

To clear the traffic meter counters, use the clear catalyst6000 traffic-meter command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear catalyst6000 traffic-meter

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Examples

This example shows how to clear the traffic meter counters:

Router# clear catalyst6000 traffic-meter

Router#

clear configuration lock

To clear the lock on the running configuration file, use the clear configuration lock command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear configuration lock

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Examples

The following is sample output from the clear configuration lock command when the running configuration file is not locked by the configure replace command:

Router# clear configuration lock 

Parser Config not locked.

The following is sample output from the clear configuration lock command when the running configuration file is locked by the configure replace command:

Router# clear configuration lock 

Process <3> is holding the EXCLUSIVE lock !

Do you want to clear the lock?[confirm] y

The following example shows how to use the clear configuration lock command to display the owner or process ID of the lock and prompt the user for confirmation:

Router# clear configuration lock 

Process <46> is holding the EXCLUSIVE lock.

Do you want to clear the lock?[confirm] y 

After the lock is cleared, a message will be sent to the terminal if the owner of the lock is a TTY user:

Router(config)# The configuration lock was cleared by user <steve> from terminal <5>

Related Commands

clear diagnostic event-log

To clear the diagnostic event logs for a specific module or event type, use the clear diagnostic event-log command in Priveleged exec mode.

clear diagnostic event-log {event-type {error | info | warning} | module {num | slot subslot| all}

Syntax Description

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Priveleged Exec mode(#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The clear diagnostic event-log command clears all the events for all the modules.

The clear diagnostic event-log module num command clears events only for a specific module.

The clear diagnostic event-log event-type command clears only specific event types such as error, informative, or warning events.

Examples

This example shows how to clear error event logs:

Router# clear diagnostic event-log event-type error

This example shows how to clear event logs on module 3:

Router# clear diagnostic event-log module 3        

This example shows how to clear error event logs on all the modules:

Router# clear diagnostic event-log module all

Related Commands

clear ip http client cache

To remove information from the HTTP client cache, use the clear ip http client cache command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear ip http client cache {all | session session-name | url complete-url}

Syntax Description

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to clear entries from the HTTP client cache pool: all the entries, all the entries owned by a specific session, or only the entry associated with a specific request from an HTTP server.

Examples

The following example clears all entries in the HTTP client cache:

Router# clear ip http client cache all 

The following example removes HTTP client cache entries that belong to the HTTP Client File System (CFS) application:

Router# clear ip http client cache session HTTP CFS

The following example removes HTTP client cache entries at the location http://myrouter.cisco.com/flash:/:

Router# clear ip http client cache url http://myrouter.cisco.com/flash:/

Related Commands

clear logging

To clear messages from the logging buffer, use the clear logging command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear logging

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Examples

In the following example, the logging buffer is cleared:

Router# clear logging

Clear logging buffer [confirm]

Router#

Related Commands

clear logging system

To clear event records stored in the System Event Archive (SEA) log file sea_log.dat, use the clear logging system command in user EXEC mode.

clear logging system [disk name]

Syntax Description

Command Default

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

User EXEC (>)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

SEA is supported on switches that have a Supervisor Engine 32 or Supervisor Engine 720 with a compact flash adapter and a Compact Flash card (WS-CF-UPG= for Supervisor Engine 720).

Cisco Universal Broadband Router 10012

The SEA feature is used to address debug trace and system console constraints. SEA is a logging feature that allows the modules in the system to report major and critical events to the route processor (RP). The events occurring on the line card or jacket card are also sent to the RP using Inter-Process Communication (IPC) capability. Use the clear logging system command to clear the event records stored in the SEA log file.

Note To store the system event logs, the SEA requires either the PCMCIA ATA disk or Compact Flash Disk in compact flash adapter for PRE2.

Examples

This example shows how to clear the SEA:

Router# clear logging system

Clear logging system operation will take a while.

Do you want to continue? [no]: yes

Router#

Related Commands

clear logging xml

To clear the contents of the XML system message logging (syslog) buffer, use the clear logging xml command in User EXEC or Priviledged EXEC mode..

clear logging xml

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

User EXEC
Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command clears the contents of the XML-formatted logging buffer, but does not clear the contents of the standard logging buffer. The system will prompt you to confirm the action before clearing the buffer.

Examples

In the following example, the XML-specific buffer is cleared:

Router# clear logging xml

Clear XML logging buffer [confirm]?y 

Related Commands

clear memory low-water-mark

To clear the low-water-mark memory, use the clear memory low-water-mark command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear memory low-water-mark

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command clears all processor threshold values and the input/output memory threshold values, if any.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear the low-water-mark memory:

Router# clear memory low-water-mark

Related Commands

clear mls statistics

To reset the Multilayer Switching (MLS) statistics counters, use the clear mls statistics command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear mls statistics [module num]

Syntax Description

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command replaces the clear mls stats command, which was introduced on the Supervisor Engine 720 in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(17a)SX, and on the Supervisor Engine 2 in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(17d)SXB.

Examples

This example shows how to reset the MLS statistics counters for all modules:

Router# clear mls statistics

Router# 

This example shows how to reset the MLS statistics counters for a specific module:

Router# clear mls statistics module 5

Router# 

Related Commands

clear parser cache

To clear the parse cache entries and hit/miss statistics stored for the Parser Cache feature, use the clear parser cache command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear parser cache

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The Parser Cache feature optimizes the parsing (translation and execution) of Cisco IOS software configuration command lines by remembering how to parse recently encountered command lines, decreasing the time required to process large configuration files.

The clear parser cache command will free the system memory used by the Parser Cache feature and will erase the hit/miss statistics stored for the output of the show parser statistics EXEC command. This command is only effective when the Parser Cache feature is enabled.

Examples

The following example shows the clearing of the parser cache:

Router# show parser statistics

Last configuration file parsed:Number of Commands:1484, Time:820 ms

Parser cache:enabled, 1460 hits, 26 misses

Router# clear parser cache

Router# show parser statistics

Last configuration file parsed:Number of Commands:1484, Time:820 ms

Parser cache:enabled, 0 hits, 1 misses

Related Commands

clear platform netint

To clear the interrupt-throttling counters for the platform, use the clear platform netint command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear platform netint

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Examples

This example shows how to clear the interrupt-throttling counters for the platform:

Router# clear platform netint

Router#

Related Commands

clear processes interrupt mask

To clear interrupt mask details for all processes in the interrupt mask buffer, use the clear processes interrupt mask detail command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear processes interrupt mask detail

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

See the documentation of the scheduler interrupt mask commands (listed in the Related Commands table) for further details on process interrupt mask profiling.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to the clear interrupt mask statistics from system memory for all processes:

Router# clear processes interrupt mask detail

Related Commands

clear scp accounting

To clear the Switch-Module Configuration Protocol (SCP) accounting information, use the clear scp accounting command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear scp accounting

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Examples

The following example shows how to clear the SCP accounting information:

Router# clear scp accounting

Related Commands

clear tcp

To clear a TCP connection, use the clear tcp command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear tcp {line line-number | local hostname port remote hostname port | tcb address}

Syntax Description

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The clear tcp command is particularly useful for clearing hung TCP connections.

The clear tcp line line-number command terminates the TCP connection on the specified tty line. Additionally, all TCP sessions initiated from that tty line are terminated.

The clear tcp local hostname port remote hostname port command terminates the specific TCP connection identified by the host name and port pair of the local and remote router.

The clear tcp tcb address command terminates the specific TCP connection identified by the TCB address.

Examples

The following example clears a TCP connection using its tty line number. The show tcp command displays the line number (tty2) that is used in the clear tcp command.

Router# show tcp

    tty2, virtual tty from host router20.cisco.com

    Connection state is ESTAB, I/O status: 1, unread input bytes: 0

    Local host: 171.69.233.7, Local port: 23

    Foreign host: 171.69.61.75, Foreign port: 1058

    Enqueued packets for retransmit: 0, input: 0, saved: 0

    Event Timers (current time is 0x36144):

    Timer          Starts    Wakeups            Next

    Retrans             4          0             0x0

    TimeWait            0          0             0x0

    AckHold             7          4             0x0

       SendWnd             0          0             0x0

    KeepAlive           0          0             0x0

    GiveUp              0          0             0x0

    PmtuAger            0          0             0x0

    iss: 4151109680  snduna: 4151109752  sndnxt: 4151109752     sndwnd:  24576

    irs: 1249472001  rcvnxt: 1249472032  rcvwnd:       4258  delrcvwnd:     30

    SRTT: 710 ms, RTTO: 4442 ms, RTV: 1511 ms, KRTT: 0 ms

    minRTT: 0 ms, maxRTT: 300 ms, ACK hold: 300 ms

Router# clear tcp line 2

    [confirm]

     [OK]

The following example clears a TCP connection by specifying its local router host name and port and its remote router host name and port. The show tcp brief command displays the local (Local Address) and remote (Foreign Address) host names and ports to use in the clear tcp command.

Router# show tcp brief

TCB       Local Address           Foreign Address        (state)

    60A34E9C  router1.cisco.com.23      router20.cisco.1055  ESTAB

Router# clear tcp local router1 23 remote router20 1055

    [confirm]

     [OK]

The following example clears a TCP connection using its TCB address. The show tcp brief command displays the TCB address to use in the clear tcp command.

Router# show tcp brief

    TCB       Local Address           Foreign Address        (state)

    60B75E48  router1.cisco.com.23      router20.cisco.1054  ESTAB

Router# clear tcp tcb 60B75E48

    [confirm]

     [OK]

Related Commands

clear vlan counters

To clear the software-cached counter values to start from zero again for a specified VLAN or all existing VLANs, use the clear vlan counters command in privileged EXEC mode.

clear vlan [vlan-id] counters

Syntax Description

Defaults

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

If you do not specify a vlan-id; the software-cached counter values for all existing VLANs are cleared.

Examples

Router# clear vlan 10 counters

Clear "show vlan" counters on this vlan [confirm]y

Router# 

Related Commands

clock

To configure the port clocking mode for the 1000BASE-T transceivers, use the clock command in interface configuration mode. To return to the default settings,use the no form of this command.

clock {auto | active [prefer] | passive [prefer]}

no clock

Syntax Description

Defaults

auto

Command Modes

Interface configuration

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command is supported on the 1000BASE-T transceivers only.

If the clock mode of the near end of a link does not match the clock mode of the far end, the line protocol does not come up.

The active and passive clock status is determined during the auto negotiation process before the transmission link is established.

The clock command supports the following configurations:

•auto—Auto negotiates with the far end of the link but preference is given to the active-clock switch.

•active—Uses a local clock to determine transmitter-operation timing.

•passive—Recovers the clock from the received signal and uses the recovered clock to determine transmitter-operation timing.

•active prefer—Auto negotiates with the far end of the link but preference is given to the active-clock switch.

•passive prefer—Auto negotiates with the far end of the link but preference is given to the passive-clock switch.

Enter the show running-config interface command to display the current clock mode.

Enter the show interfaces command to display the clock mode that is negotiated by the firmware.

Examples

This example shows how to enable the active-clock operation:

Router(config-if)# clock active

Router(config-if)#

Related Commands

clock initialize nvram

To restart the system clock from the last known system clock value, use the clock initialize nvram command in global configuration mode. To disable the restart of the system clock from the last known system clock value, use the no form of this command.

clock initialize nvram

no clock initialize nvram

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

By default, the system clock is set to restart from the last known system clock value for platforms that have no hardware calendar.

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

For platforms that have hardware calendars, the clock initialize nvram command is not available. When the no form of the command is configured, the system clock gets initialized to default standard values. The default values can be either 1MAR1993 or 1MAR2002.

Examples

The following example shows how to set the system clock to restart from the last known system clock value:

Router(config)# clock initialize nvram

config-register

To change the configuration register settings, use the config-register command in global configuration mode.

config-register value

Syntax Description

Command Default

Refer to the documentation for your platform for the default configuration register value. For many newer platforms, the default is 0x2102, which causes the router to boot from Flash memory and the Break key to be ignored.

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Usage Guidelines

This command applies only to platforms that use a software configuration register.

The lowest four bits of the configuration register (bits 3, 2, 1, and 0) form the boot field. The boot field determines if the router boots manually, from ROM, or from Flash or the network.

To change the boot field value and leave all other bits set to their default values, follow these guidelines:

•If you set the configuration register boot field value to 0x0, you must boot the operating system manually with the boot command.

•If you set the configuration register boot field value to 0x1, the router boots using the default ROM software.

•If you set the configuration register boot field to any value from 0x2 to 0xF, the router uses the boot field value to form a default boot filename for booting from a network server.

For more information about the configuration register bit settings and default filenames, refer to the appropriate router hardware installation guide.

Note In a virtual switch application, If you have configured your config-register with a value that would skip file parsing during the bootup process, your change to either a standalone or virtual switch will not take place until you reconfigure your config-register. The config-register must be allowed to parse files in order to ensure the conversion from either a standalone or virtual switch.

Examples

In the following example, the configuration register is set to boot the system image from Flash memory:

config-register 0x2102

Related Commands

configure check syntax

To check the syntax configuration, use the configure check syntax command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure check syntax [source-location]

Syntax Description

Command Default

The syntax configuration is not checked.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Examples

The following example shows how to check the syntax configuration using the configure check syntax command:

Router# configure check syntax revrcsf:

Related Commands

configuration mode exclusive

To enable single-user (exclusive) access functionality for the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI), use the configuration mode exclusive command in global configuration mode. To disable the single-user access (configuration locking) feature, use the no form of this command.

configuration mode exclusive {auto | manual} [expire seconds] [lock-show] [interleave] [terminate] [config-wait seconds]  [retry-wait seconds]

no configuration mode exclusive

Syntax Description

Command Default

Single-user mode is disabled.

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The configuration mode exclusive command enables the exclusive configuration lock feature. The exclusive configuration lock allows single-user access to configuration modes using single-user configuration mode. While the device configuration is locked, no other users can enter configuration commands.

Users accessing the device using the state-full, session-based transports (telnet, Secure Shell (SSH) are able to enter single-user configuration mode. The user enters single-user configuration mode by acquiring the exclusive configuration lock using the configure terminal lock privileged EXEC mode command. The configuration lock is released when the user exits configuration mode by using the end or exit command, or by pressing Ctrl-Z. While a user is in single-user configuration mode, no other users can configure the device. Users accessing Command Line Interface (CLI) options through stateless protocols (that is, the HTTP web-based user interface) cannot access single-user configuration mode. (However, an Application Programming Interface (API) allows the stateless transports to lock the configuration mode, complete its operations, and release the lock.)

Examples

The following example shows how to configure the configuration file for single-user autoconfiguration mode by using the configuration mode exclusive auto command. Use the configuration terminal command to enter global configuration mode and lock the configuration mode exclusively. After the Cisco IOS configuration mode is locked exclusively, you can verify this configuration by entering the show configuration lock command.

Router# configure terminal 

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)# configuration mode exclusive auto 

Router(config)# end

Router# show running-configuration | include config

 
Building configuration... 
Current configuration : 2296 bytes 
configuration mode exclusive auto <========== auto policy 

Router# configure terminal ? <======== lock option not displayed when in auto policy 
 
Router# configure terminal <======= acquires the lock 

The configuration mode is locked exclusively. The lock is cleared after you exit from configuration mode by entering the end or exit command.

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. 
Router(config)#  

Router(config)# show configuration lock

 
Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : 3 
User : unknown 
TTY : 0 
Type : EXCLUSIVE 
State : LOCKED 
Class : EXPOSED 
Count : 1 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info : configure terminal  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 6 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 593

 
Router(config)# 

Router(config)# end <========= releases the lock 
Router# 

Router# show configuration lock

 
Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : -1 
User : unknown 
TTY : -1 
Type : NO LOCK 
State : FREE 
Class : unknown 
Count : 0 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info :  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 0 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 0 

The following example shows how to enable the exclusive locking feature in manual mode by using the configuration mode exclusive manual command. Once you have configured manual exclusive mode, you can lock the configuration mode by using the configure terminal lock command. In this mode, the configure terminal command does not automatically lock the parser configuration mode. The lock is cleared after you exit from configuration mode by entering the end or exit command.

Router# configure terminal  

Configuration mode locked exclusively. The lock will be cleared once you exit out of 
configuration mode using end/exit 
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. 

Router(config)# configuration mode exclusive manual  
Router(config)# end 
Router# 
Router# show running-configuration | include configuration 

Building configuration... 
Current configuration : 2298 bytes 
configuration mode exclusive manual <==== 'manual' policy 

Router# show configuration lock 

Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : -1 
User : unknown 
TTY : -1 
Type : NO LOCK 
State : FREE 
Class : unknown 
Count : 0 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info :  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 0 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 0 
Router# 

Router# configure terminal ?  
lock Lock configuration mode <========= 'lock' option displayed in 'manual' policy 
 
Router# configure terminal <============ `configure terminal' won't acquire lock 
automatically 
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. 

Router(config)# show configuration lock  
Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : -1 
User : unknown 
TTY : -1 
Type : NO LOCK 
State : FREE 
Class : unknown 
Count : 0 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info :  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 0 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 0 
Router(config)# end  

Router# show configuration lock 

 
Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : -1 
User : unknown 
TTY : -1 
Type : NO LOCK 
State : FREE 
Class : unknown 
Count : 0 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info :  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 0 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 0 
Router# 
Router# configure  
Router# configure terminal  
Router# configure terminal ?  
lock Lock configuration mode <======= 'lock' option displayed when in 'manual' policy 
 
Router# configure terminal lock  
Router# configure terminal lock <============ acquires exclusive configuration lock 

Configuration mode is locked exclusively. The lock is cleared after you exit from configuration mode by entering the end or exit command.

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)# show configuration lock  

Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : 3 
User : unknown 
TTY : 0 
Type : EXCLUSIVE 
State : LOCKED 
Class : EXPOSED 
Count : 1 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info : configure terminal lock 
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 5 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 594 

Router(config)# end <================ 'end' releases exclusive configuration lock 

Router# show configuration lock 

 
Parser Configure Lock 
--------------------- 
Owner PID : -1 
User : unknown 
TTY : -1 
Type : NO LOCK 
State : FREE 
Class : unknown 
Count : 0 
Pending Requests : 0 
User debug info :  
Session idle state : TRUE 
No of exec cmds getting executed : 0 
No of exec cmds blocked : 0 
Config wait for show completion : FALSE 
Remote ip address : Unknown 
Lock active time (in Sec) : 0 
Lock Expiration timer (in Sec) : 0 
Router#

Related Commands

configure confirm

To confirm replacement of the current running configuration with a saved Cisco IOS configuration file, use the configure confirm command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure confirm

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The configure confirm command is used only if the time seconds keyword and argument of the configure replace command are specified. If the configure confirm command is not entered within the specified time limit, the configuration replace operation is automatically reversed (in other words, the current running configuration file is restored to the configuration state that existed prior to entering the configure replace command).

Examples

The following example shows the use of the configure replace command with the time seconds keyword and argument. You must enter the configure confirm command within the specified time limit to confirm replacement of the current running configuration file:

Router# configure replace nvram:startup-config time 120

This will apply all necessary additions and deletions

to replace the current running configuration with the

contents of the specified configuration file, which is

assumed to be a complete configuration, not a partial

configuration. Enter Y if you are sure you want to proceed. ? [no]: Y

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

Router# configure confirm

Related Commands

configure memory

To configure the system from the system memory, use the configure memory command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure memory

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC

Command History

Usage Guidelines

On all platforms except Class A Flash file system platforms, this command executes the commands located in the configuration file in NVRAM (the "startup configuration file").

On Class A Flash file system platforms, if you specify the configure memory command, the router executes the commands pointed to by the CONFIG_FILE environment variable. The CONFIG_FILE environment variable specifies the location of the configuration file that the router uses to configure itself during initialization. The file can be located in NVRAM or any of the Flash file systems supported by the platform.

When the CONFIG_FILE environment variable specifies NVRAM, the router executes the NVRAM configuration only if it is an entire configuration, not a distilled version. A distilled configuration is one that does not contain access lists.

To view the contents of the CONFIG_FILE environment variable, use the show bootvar EXEC command. To modify the CONFIG_FILE environment variable, use the boot config command and then save your changes by issuing the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command.

Examples

In the following example, a router is configured from the configuration file in the memory location pointed to by the CONFIG_FILE environment variable:

Router# configure memory

Related Commands

configure network

The configure network command was replaced by the copy {rcp | tftp} running-config command in Cisco IOS Release 11.0. To maintain backward compatibility, the configure network command continues to function in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T for most systems, but support for this command may be removed in a future release.

The copy {rcp | tftp} running-config command was replaced by the copy {ftp: | rcp: | tftp:}[filename] system:running-config command in Cisco IOS Release 12.1.

The copy {ftp: | rcp: | tftp:}[filename] system:running-config command specifies that a configuration file should be copied from a FTP, rcp, or TFTP source to the running configuration. See the description of the copy command in this chapter for more information.

configure overwrite-network

The configure overwrite-network has been replaced by the copy {ftp-url | rcp-url | tftp-url} nvram:startup-config command. See the description of the copy command in the "Cisco IOS File System Commands" chapter for more information.

configure replace

To replace the current running configuration with a saved Cisco IOS configuration file, use the configure replace command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure replace target-url [nolock] [list] [force] [ignorecase] [revert trigger [error] [timer minutes] | time minutes]

Syntax Description

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

When configuring more than one keyword option, the following rules apply:

•The list keyword must be entered before the force and time keywords.

•The force keyword must be entered before the time keyword.

If the current running configuration is replaced with a saved Cisco IOS configuration file that contains commands unaccepted by the Cisco IOS software parser, an error message is displayed listing the commands that were unaccepted. The total number of passes performed in the configuration replace operation is also displayed.

Note In Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)S, a locking feature for the configuration replace operation was introduced. When the configure replace command is enabled, the Cisco IOS running configuration file is locked by default for the duration of the configuration replace operation. This locking mechanism prevents other users from changing the running configuration while the replace operation is taking place, which might otherwise cause the replace operation to terminate unsuccessfully. You can disable the locking of the running configuration using the configure replace nolock command.

The running configuration lock is automatically cleared at the end of the configuration replace operation. It is not expected that you should need to clear the lock manually during the replace operation, but as a protection against any unforeseen circumstances, you can manually clear the lock using the clear configuration lock command. You can also display any locks that may be currently applied to the running configuration using the show configuration lock command.

Examples

This section contains the following examples:

•Replacing the Current Running Configuration with a Saved Cisco IOS Configuration File

•Reverting to the Startup Configuration File

•Performing a Configuration Replace Operation with the configure confirm Command

•Performing a Configuration Rollback Operation

Replacing the Current Running Configuration with a Saved Cisco IOS Configuration File

The following example shows how to replace the current running configuration with a saved Cisco IOS configuration file named disk0:myconfig. Note that the configure replace command interactively prompts you to confirm the operation.

Router# configure replace disk0:myconfig

This will apply all necessary additions and deletions

to replace the current running configuration with the

contents of the specified configuration file, which is

assumed to be a complete configuration, not a partial

configuration. Enter Y if you are sure you want to proceed. ? [no]: Y

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

In the following example, the list keyword is specified to display the command lines that were applied during the configuration replace operation:

Router# configure replace disk0:myconfig list

This will apply all necessary additions and deletions

to replace the current running configuration with the

contents of the specified configuration file, which is

assumed to be a complete configuration, not a partial

configuration. Enter Y if you are sure you want to proceed. ? [no]: Y

!Pass 1

!List of Commands:

no snmp-server community public ro

snmp-server community mystring ro                                                                  

end

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

Reverting to the Startup Configuration File

The following example shows how to revert to the Cisco IOS startup configuration file. This example also shows the use of the optional force keyword to override the interactive user prompt.

Router# configure replace nvram:startup-config force

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

Performing a Configuration Replace Operation with the configure confirm Command

The following example shows the use of the configure replace command with the time seconds keyword and argument. You must enter the configure confirm command within the specified time limit to confirm replacement of the current running configuration file. If the configure confirm command is not entered within the specified time limit, the configuration replace operation is automatically reversed (in other words, the current running configuration file is restored to the configuration state that existed prior to entering the configure replace command).

Router# configure replace nvram:startup-config time 120

This will apply all necessary additions and deletions

to replace the current running configuration with the

contents of the specified configuration file, which is

assumed to be a complete configuration, not a partial

configuration. Enter Y if you are sure you want to proceed. ? [no]: Y

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

Router# configure confirm

Performing a Configuration Rollback Operation

The following example shows how to make changes to the current running configuration and then roll back the changes. As part of the configuration rollback operation, you must save the current running configuration before making changes to the file. In this example, the archive config command is used to save the current running configuration. Note that the generated output of the configure replace command indicates that only one pass was performed to complete the rollback operation.

Note The path command must be configured before using the archive config command.

You first save the current running configuration in the configuration archive as follows:

Router# archive config

You then enter configuration changes as shown in the following example:

Router# configure terminal

Router(config)# user netops2 password rain

Router(config)# user netops3 password snow

Router(config)# exit

After making changes to the running configuration file, you might want to roll back these changes and revert to the configuration that existed before the changes were made. The show archive command is used to verify the version of the configuration to be used as a target file. The configure replace command is then used to revert to the target configuration file as shown in the following example:

Router# show archive

There are currently 1 archive configurations saved.

The next archive file will be named disk0:myconfig-2

 Archive #  Name

   0

   1       disk0:myconfig-1 <- Most Recent

   2

   3

   4

   5

   6

   7

   8

   9

   10

Router# configure replace disk0:myconfig-1

Total number of passes: 1

Rollback Done

Related Commands

configure revert

To cancel the timed rollback and trigger the rollback immediately, or to reset parameters for the timed rollback, use the configure revert command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure revert {now | timer {minutes | idle minutes}}

Syntax Description

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

In order to use the configure revert command to configure a timed rollback, the Configuration Archive functionality must be enable first. The Configuration Archive APIs are used to store the current configuration before applying any changes or rolling back to the previous configuration.

In case of multi-user environments, only the user who enabled the timed rollback functionality will have the permission to perform the following operations:

•Confirm the configuration change

•Reset the timer

•Cancel the timer and trigger rollback immediately

Examples

The following example shows how to cancel the timed rollback and revert to the saved configuration immediately:

Rourter(config)# archive

Router(config-archive)# path disk0:abc

Router# configure revert now

Related Commands

configure terminal

To enter global configuration mode, use the configure terminal command in privileged EXEC mode.

configure terminal

Cisco IOS Releases 12.3(14)T and Subsequent Releases:

configure terminal [lock]

Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(33)SRC and Subsequent Releases:

configure terminal [revert {timer minutes | idle minutes}]

Syntax Description

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enter global configuration mode. Note that commands in this mode are written to the running configuration file as soon as you enter them (using the Enter key/Carriage Return).

After you enter the configure terminal command, the system prompt changes from <router-name># to <router-name>(config)#, indicating that the router is in global configuration mode. To leave global configuration mode and return to privileged EXEC mode, type exit or press Ctrl-Z.

To view the changes to the configuration you have made, use the more system:running-config command or show running-config command in user EXEC or privileged EXEC mode.

Configuration Locking

The first user to enter the configure terminal lock command acquires the configuration lock (exclusive configuration mode).

Examples

The following example shows how to enter global configuration mode and lock the Cisco IOS software in exclusive mode:

Router(config)# configure terminal lock

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#

Related Commands

confreg

To change the configuration register settings while in ROM monitor mode, use the confreg command in ROM monitor mode.

confreg [value]

Syntax Description

Defaults

Refer to your platform documentation for the default configuration register value.

Command Modes

ROM monitor

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Not all versions in the ROM monitor support this command. Refer to your platform documentation for more information on ROM monitor mode.

If you use this command without specifying the configuration register value, the router prompts for each bit of the configuration register.

The lowest four bits of the configuration register (bits 3, 2, 1, and 0) form the boot field. The boot field determines if the router boots manually, from ROM, or from Flash or the network.

To change the boot field value and leave all other bits set to their default values, follow these guidelines:

•If you set the configuration register boot field value to 0x0, you must boot the operating system manually with the boot command.

•If you set the configuration register boot field value to 0x1, the router boots using the default ROM software.

•If you set the configuration register boot field to any value from 0x2 to 0xF, the router uses the boot field value to form a default boot filename for booting from a network server.

For more information about the configuration register bit settings and default filenames, refer to the appropriate router hardware installation guide.

Examples

In the following example, the configuration register is set to boot the system image from Flash memory:

confreg 0x210F

In the following example, no configuration value is entered, so the system prompts for each bit in the register:

rommon 7 > confreg

     Configuration Summary

enabled are:

console baud: 9600

boot: the ROM Monitor

do you wish to change the configuration? y/n  [n]:  y

enable  "diagnostic mode"? y/n  [n]:  y

enable  "use net in IP bcast address"? y/n  [n]:  

enable  "load rom after netboot fails"? y/n  [n]:  

enable  "use all zero broadcast"? y/n  [n]:  

enable  "break/abort has effect"? y/n  [n]:  

enable  "ignore system config info"? y/n  [n]:  

change console baud rate? y/n  [n]:  y

enter rate: 0 = 9600, 1 = 4800, 2 = 1200, 3 = 2400  [0]:  0

change the boot characteristics? y/n  [n]:  y

enter to boot:

 0 = ROM Monitor

 1 = the boot helper image

 2-15 = boot system

    [0]:  0

     Configuration Summary

enabled are:

diagnostic mode

console baud: 9600

boot: the ROM Monitor

do you wish to change the configuration? y/n  [n]:  

You must reset or power cycle for new config to take effect.

rommon 8>

continue (ROM monitor)

To return to EXEC mode from ROM monitor mode, use the continue command in ROM monitor mode.

continue

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

No default behavior or values.

Command Modes

ROM monitor

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to return to EXEC mode from ROM monitor mode, to use the system image instead of reloading. On older platforms, the angle bracket (< >) indicates that the router is in ROM monitor mode. On newer platforms, rommon number> is the default ROM monitor prompt. Typically, the router is in ROM monitor mode when you manually load a system image or perform diagnostic tests. Otherwise, the router will most likely never be in this mode.

Caution While in ROM monitor mode, the Cisco IOS system software is suspended until you issue either a reset or the continue command.

Examples

In the following example, the continue command switches the router from ROM monitor to EXEC mode:

> continue

Router#

Related Commands

copy

To copy any file from a source to a destination, use the copy command in privileged EXEC or diagnostic mode.

copy [/erase] [/verify | /noverify] source-url destination-url

Syntax Description

The exact format of the source and destination URLs varies according to the file or directory location. You may enter either an alias keyword for a particular file or a filename that follows the standard Cisco IOS file system syntax (filesystem:[/filepath][/filename]).

Table 18 shows two keyword shortcuts to URLs.

The following tables list URL prefix keywords by file system type. The available file systems will vary by platform. If you do not specify a URL prefix keyword, the router looks for a file in the current directory.

Table 19 lists URL prefix keywords for Special (opaque) file systems. Table 20 lists them for remote file systems, and Table 21 lists them for local writable storage.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Diagnostic (diag)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

The fundamental function of the copy command is to allow you to copy a file (such as a system image or configuration file) from one location to another location. The source and destination for the file is specified using a Cisco IOS File System URL, which allows you to specify any supported local or remote file location. The file system being used (such as a local memory source, or a remote server) dictates the syntax used in the command.

You can enter on the command line all necessary source- and destination-URL information and the username and password to use, or you can enter the copy command and have the router prompt you for any missing information.

For local file systems, two commonly used aliases exist for the system:running-config and nvram:startup-config files; these aliases are running-config and startup-config, respectively.

Timesaver Aliases are used to reduce the amount of typing you need to perform. For example, it is easier to type copy run start (the abbreviated form of the copy running-config startup-config command) than it is to type copy system:r nvram:s (the abbreviated form of the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command). These aliases also allow you to continue using some of the common commands used in previous versions of Cisco IOS software.

The entire copying process may take several minutes and differs from protocol to protocol and from network to network.

The colon is required after the file system URL prefix keywords (such as flash). In some cases, file system prefixes that did not require colons in earlier software releases are allowed for backwards compatibility, but use of the colon is recommended.

In the URL syntax for ftp:, http:, https:, rcp:, scp: and tftp:, the location is either an IP address or a host name. The filename is specified relative to the directory used for file transfers.

The following sections contain usage guidelines for the following topics:

•Understanding Invalid Combinations of Source and Destination

•Understanding Character Descriptions

•Understanding Partitions

•Using rcp

•Using FTP

•Using HTTP or HTTPS

•Storing Images on Servers

•Copying from a Server to Flash Memory

•Verifying Images

•Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration

•Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration

•Storing the Running or Startup Configuration on a Server

•Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration

•Using CONFIG_FILE, BOOT, and BOOTLDR Environment Variables

•Using the Copy Command with the Dual RSP Feature

•Using the copy command with the ASR1000 Series Routers

Understanding Invalid Combinations of Source and Destination

Some invalid combinations of source and destination exist. Specifically, you cannot copy:

•From a running configuration to a running configuration

•From a startup configuration to a startup configuration

•From a device to the same device (for example, the copy flash: flash: command is invalid)

Understanding Character Descriptions

Table 22 describes the characters that you may see during processing of the copy command.

Understanding Partitions

You cannot copy an image or configuration file to a flash partition from which you are currently running. For example, if partition 1 is running the current system image, copy the configuration file or image to partition 2. Otherwise, the copy operation will fail.

You can identify the available flash partitions by entering the show file system EXEC command.

Using rcp

The rcp requires a client to send a remote username upon each rcp request to a server. When you copy a configuration file or image between the router and a server using rcp, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username it encounters in the following sequence:

1. The remote username specified in the copy command, if a username is specified.

2. The username set by the ip rcmd remote-username global configuration command, if the command is configured.

3. The remote username associated with the current tty (terminal) process. For example, if the user is connected to the router through Telnet and was authenticated through the username command, the router software sends the Telnet username as the remote username.

4. The router host name.

For the rcp copy request to process, an account must be defined on the network server for the remote username. If the network administrator of the destination server did not establish an account for the remote username, this command will not run. If the server has a directory structure, the configuration file or image is written to or copied from the directory associated with the remote username on the server. For example, if the system image resides in the home directory of a user on the server, specify that username as the remote username.

If you are writing to the server, the rcp server must be properly configured to accept the rcp write request from the user on the router. For UNIX systems, add an entry to the .rhosts file for the remote user on the rcp server. Suppose the router contains the following configuration lines:

hostname Rtr1

ip rcmd remote-username User0

If the router IP address translates to Router1.company.com, then the .rhosts file for User0 on the rcp server should contain the following line:

Router1.company.com Rtr1

Refer to the documentation for your rcp server for more details.

If you are using a personal computer as a file server, the computer must support the remote shell protocol (rsh).

Using FTP

The FTP protocol requires a client to send a username and password with each FTP request to a remote FTP server. Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password global configuration commands to specify a default username and password for all copy operations to or from an FTP server. Include the username in the copy command syntax if you want to specify a username for that copy operation only.

When you copy a file from the router to a server using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username that it encounters in the following sequence:

1. The username specified in the copy command, if a username is specified.

2. The username set by the ip ftp username command, if the command is configured.

3. Anonymous.

The router sends the first valid password in the following list:

1. The password specified in the copy command, if a password is specified.

2. The password set by the ip ftp password command, if the command is configured.

3. The router forms a password username@routername.domain. The variable username is the username associated with the current session, routername is the configured host name, and domain is the domain of the router.

The username and password must be associated with an account on the FTP server. If you are writing to the server, the FTP server must be properly configured to accept the FTP write request from the user on the router.

If the server has a directory structure, the configuration file or image is written to or copied from the directory associated with the username on the server. For example, if the system image resides in the home directory of a user on the server, specify that username as the remote username.

Refer to the documentation for your FTP server for details on setting up the server.

Using HTTP or HTTPS

Copying a file to or from a remote HTTP or HTTPS server, to or from a local file system, is performed using the embedded Secure HTTP client that is integrated in Cisco IOS software. The HTTP client is enabled by default.

Downloading files from a remote HTTP or HTTPS server is performed using the HTTP client integrated in Cisco IOS software.

If a username and password are not specified in the copy command syntax, the system uses the default HTTP client username and password, if configured.

When you copy a file from a remote HTTP or HTTPS server, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username that it encounters in the following sequence:

1. The username specified in the copy command, if a username is specified.

2. The username set by the ip http client username command, if the command is configured.

3. Anonymous.

The router sends the first valid password in the following list:

1. The password specified in the copy command, if a password is specified.

2. The password set by the ip http client password command, if the command is configured.

3. The router forms the password username@routername.domain. The variable username is the username associated with the current session, routername is the configured host name, and domain is the domain of the router.

Storing Images on Servers

Use the copy flash: destination-url command (for example, copy flash: tftp:) to copy a system image or boot image from flash memory to a network server. You can use the copy of the image as a backup copy. Also, you can also use the image backup file to verify that the image in flash memory is the same as that in the original file.

Copying from a Server to Flash Memory

Use the copy destination-url flash: command (for example, copy tftp: flash:) to copy an image from a server to flash memory.

On Class B file system platforms, the system provides an option to erase existing flash memory before writing onto it.

Note Verify the image in flash memory before booting the image.

Verifying Images

When copying a new image to your router, you should confirm that the image was not corrupted during the copy process. You can verify the integrity of the image in any of the following ways:

•Depending on the destination file system type, a checksum for the image file may be displayed when the copy command completes. You can verify this checksum by comparing it to the checksum value provided for your image file on Cisco.com.

Caution If the checksum values do not match, do not reboot the router. Instead, reissue the copy command and compare the checksums again. If the checksum is repeatedly wrong, copy the original image back into flash memory before you reboot the router from flash memory. If you have a corrupted image in flash memory and try to boot from flash memory, the router will start the system image contained in ROM (assuming booting from a network server is not configured). If ROM does not contain a fully functional system image, the router might not function and will need to be reconfigured through a direct console port connection.

•Use the /verify keyword.

•Enable automatic image verification by default by issuing the file verify auto command. This command will automatically check the integrity of each file that is copied via the copy command (without specifying the /verify option) to the router unless the /noverify keyword is specified.

•Use the UNIX 'diff' command. This method can also be applied to file types other than Cisco IOS images. If you suspect that a file is corrupted, copy the suspect file and the original file to a UNIX server. (The file names may need to be modified if you try to save the files in the same directory.) Then run the UNIX 'diff' command on the two files. If there is no difference, then the file has not been corrupted.

Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration

Use the copy {ftp: | rcp: | scp: | tftp:} running-config command to load a configuration file from a network server to the running configuration of the router. (Note that running-config is the alias for the system:running-config keyword.) The configuration will be added to the running configuration as if the commands were typed in the command-line interface (CLI). Thus, the resulting configuration file will be a combination of the previous running configuration and the loaded configuration file, with the loaded configuration file having precedence.

You can copy either a host configuration file or a network configuration file. Accept the default value of host to copy and load a host configuration file containing commands that apply to one network server in particular. Enter network to copy and load a network configuration file containing commands that apply to all network servers on a network.

Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration

Use the copy {ftp: | rcp: | scp: | tftp:} nvram:startup-config command to copy a configuration file from a network server to the router startup configuration. These commands replace the startup configuration file with the copied configuration file.

Storing the Running or Startup Configuration on a Server

Use the copy system:running-config {ftp: | rcp: | scp: | tftp:} command to copy the current configuration file to a network server using FTP, rcp, scp, or TFTP. Use the copy nvram:startup-config {ftp: | rcp: | scp: | tftp:} command to copy the startup configuration file to a network server.

The configuration file copy can serve as a backup copy.

Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration

Use the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Note Some specific commands might not get saved to NVRAM. You will need to enter these commands again if you reboot the machine. These commands are noted in the documentation. We recommend that you keep a listing of these settings so you can quickly reconfigure your router after rebooting.

If you issue the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command from a bootstrap system image, a warning will instruct you to indicate whether you want your previous NVRAM configuration to be overwritten and configuration commands to be lost. This warning does not appear if NVRAM contains an invalid configuration or if the previous configuration in NVRAM was generated by a bootstrap system image.

On all platforms except Class A file system platforms, the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command copies the currently running configuration to NVRAM.

On the Class A flash file system platforms, the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command copies the currently running configuration to the location specified by the CONFIG_FILE environment variable. This variable specifies the device and configuration file used for initialization. When the CONFIG_FILE environment variable points to NVRAM or when this variable does not exist (such as at first-time startup), the software writes the current configuration to NVRAM. If the current configuration is too large for NVRAM, the software displays a message and stops executing the command.

When the CONFIG_FILE environment variable specifies a valid device other than nvram: (that is, flash:, bootflash:, slot0:, or slot1:), the software writes the current configuration to the specified device and filename, and stores a distilled version of the configuration in NVRAM. A distilled version is one that does not contain access list information. If NVRAM already contains a copy of a complete configuration, the router prompts you to confirm the copy.

Using CONFIG_FILE, BOOT, and BOOTLDR Environment Variables

For the Class A flash file system platforms, specifications are as follows:

•The CONFIG_FILE environment variable specifies the configuration file used during router initialization.

•The BOOT environment variable specifies a list of bootable images on various devices.

•The BOOTLDR environment variable specifies the flash device and filename containing the rxboot image that ROM uses for booting.

•Cisco 3600 routers do not use a dedicated boot helper image (rxboot), which many other routers use to help with the boot process. Instead, the BOOTLDR ROM monitor environment variable identifies the flash memory device and filename that are used as the boot helper; the default is the first system image in flash memory.

To view the contents of environment variables, use the show bootvar EXEC command. To modify the CONFIG_FILE environment variable, use the boot config global configuration command. To modify the BOOTLDR environment variable, use the boot bootldr global configuration command. To modify the BOOT environment variable, use the boot system global configuration command. To save your modifications, use the copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config command.

When the destination of a copy command is specified by the CONFIG_FILE or BOOTLDR environment variable, the router prompts you for confirmation before proceeding with the copy. When the destination is the only valid image in the BOOT environment variable, the router also prompts you for confirmation before proceeding with the copy.

Using the Copy Command with the Dual RSP Feature

The Dual RSP feature allows you to install two Route Switch Processor (RSP) cards in a single router on the Cisco 7507 and Cisco 7513 platforms.

On a Cisco 7507 or Cisco 7513 router configured for Dual RSPs, if you copy a file to nvram:startup-configuration with automatic synchronization disabled, the system prompts whether you also want to copy the file to the slave startup configuration. The default answer is yes. If automatic synchronization is enabled, the system automatically copies the file to the slave startup configuration each time you use a copy command with nvram:startup-configuration as the destination.

Using the copy command with the ASR1000 Series Routers

The copy command is available in both privileged EXEC and diagnostic mode on the Cisco ASR1000 series routers. Because the copy command is available in diagnostic mode, it can be used to copy all types of files between directories and remote locations even in the event of an IOS failure.

Examples

The following examples illustrate uses of the copy command:

•Verifying the Integrity of the Image Before It Is Copied Example

•Copying an Image from a Server to Flash Memory Examples

•Saving a Copy of an Image on a Server Examples

•Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration Example

•Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration Example

•Copying the Running Configuration to a Server Example

•Copying the Startup Configuration to a Server Example

•Saving the Current Running Configuration Example

•Moving Configuration Files to Other Locations Examples

•Copying a File from a Remote Web Server Examples

•Copying an Image from the Master RSP Card to the Slave RSP Card Example

Verifying the Integrity of the Image Before It Is Copied Example

The following example shows how to specify image verification before copying an image:

Router# copy /verify tftp://10.1.1.1/cisco/c7200-js-mz disk0:

Destination filename [c7200-js-mz]? 

Accessing tftp://10.1.1.1/cisco/c7200-js-mz...

Loading cisco/c7200-js-mz from 10.1.1.1 (via FastEthernet0/0):!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OK - 19879944 bytes]

19879944 bytes copied in 108.632 secs (183003 bytes/sec)

Verifying file integrity of disk0:/c7200-js-mz  
.........................................................................................

..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
......................Done!

Embedded Hash 		MD5 :CFA258948C4ECE52085DCF428A426DCD

Computed Hash    			MD5 :CFA258948C4ECE52085DCF428A426DCD

CCO Hash            			MD5 :44A7B9BDDD9638128C35528466318183

Signature Verified

Copying an Image from a Server to Flash Memory Examples

The following examples use a copy rcp:, copy tftp:, or copy ftp: command to copy an image file from a server to flash memory:

•Copying an Image from a Server to Flash Memory Example

•Copying an Image from a Server to a Flash Memory Using Flash Load Helper Example

•Copying an Image from a Server to a Flash Memory Card Partition Example

Copying an Image from a Server to Flash Memory Example

The following example copies a system image named file1 from the remote rcp server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 to flash memory. On Class B file system platforms, the Cisco IOS software allows you to first erase the contents of flash memory to ensure that enough flash memory is available to accommodate the system image.

Router# copy rcp://netadmin@172.16.101.101/file1 flash:file1 

Destination file name [file1]?

Accessing file 'file1' on 172.16.101.101...

Loading file1 from 172.16.101.101 (via Ethernet0): ! [OK]

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]

Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm]

Copy 'file1' from server

  as 'file1' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes

Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...erased

Loading file1 from 172.16.101.101 (via Ethernet0): !

[OK - 984/8388608 bytes]

Verifying checksum... OK (0x14B3)

Flash copy took 0:00:01 [hh:mm:ss]

Copying an Image from a Server to a Flash Memory Using Flash Load Helper Example

The following example copies a system image into a partition of flash memory. The system will prompt for a partition number only if there are two or more read/write partitions or one read-only and one read/write partition and dual flash bank support in boot ROMs. If the partition entered is not valid, the process terminates. You can enter a partition number, a question mark (?) for a directory display of all partitions, or a question mark and a number (?number) for directory display of a particular partition. The default is the first read/write partition. In this case, the partition is read-only and has dual flash bank support in boot ROM, so the system uses flash Load Helper.

Router# copy tftp: flash: 

System flash partition information:

Partition   Size     Used    Free    Bank-Size   State       Copy-Mode

    1       4096K    2048K   2048K   2048K       Read Only   RXBOOT-FLH

    2       4096K    2048K   2048K   2048K       Read/Write  Direct

[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]

Which partition? [default = 2]

                               **** NOTICE ****

Flash load helper v1.0

This process will accept the copy options and then terminate

the current system image to use the ROM based image for the copy.

Routing functionality will not be available during that time.

If you are logged in via telnet, this connection will terminate.

Users with console access can see the results of the copy operation.

                               ---- ******** ----

Proceed? [confirm]

System flash directory, partition 1:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   3459720  master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3

[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]

Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.1.1 

Source file name? master/igs-bfpx-100.4.3 

Destination file name [default = source name]?

Loading master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3 from 172.16.1.111: !

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]

Flash contains files. Are you sure? [confirm]

Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from TFTP server

as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes 

Copying an Image from a Server to a Flash Memory Card Partition Example

The following example copies the file c3600-i-mz from the rcp server at IP address 172.23.1.129 to the flash memory card in slot 0 of a Cisco 3600 series router, which has only one partition. As the operation progresses, the Cisco IOS software prompts you to erase the files on the flash memory PC card to accommodate the incoming file. This entire operation takes 18 seconds to perform, as indicated at the end of the example.

Router# copy rcp: slot0:

PCMCIA Slot0 flash

Partition   Size    Used      Free      Bank-Size  State          Copy Mode

  1         4096K   3068K     1027K     4096K      Read/Write     Direct

  2         4096K   1671K     2424K     4096K      Read/Write     Direct

  3         4096K      0K     4095K     4096K      Read/Write     Direct

  4         4096K   3825K      270K     4096K      Read/Write     Direct

[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]

Which partition? [default = 1] 

PCMCIA Slot0 flash directory, partition 1:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   3142288  c3600-j-mz.test  

[3142352 bytes used, 1051952 available, 4194304 total]

Address or name of remote host [172.23.1.129]? 

Source file name? /tftpboot/images/c3600-i-mz 

Destination file name [/tftpboot/images/c3600-i-mz]? 

Accessing file '/tftpboot/images/c3600-i-mz' on 172.23.1.129...

Connected to 172.23.1.129

Loading 1711088 byte file c3600-i-mz: ! [OK]

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm]

Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm]

Copy '/tftpboot/images/c3600-i-mz' from server

  as '/tftpboot/images/c3600-i-mz' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no] yes 

Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased

Connected to 172.23.1.129

Loading 1711088 byte file c3600-i-mz: 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Verifying checksum...  OK (0xF89A)

Flash device copy took 00:00:18 [hh:mm:ss]

Saving a Copy of an Image on a Server Examples

The following examples use copy commands to copy image files to a server for storage:

•Copy an Image from Flash Memory to an rcp Server Example

•Copy an Image from Flash Memory to an SSH Server Using scp Example

•Copy an Image from a Partition of Flash Memory to a Server Example

•Copying an Image from a Flash Memory File System to an FTP Server Example

•Copying an Image from Boot Flash Memory to a TFTP Server Example

Copy an Image from Flash Memory to an rcp Server Example

The following example copies a system image from flash Memory to an rcp server using the default remote username. Because the rcp server address and filename are not included in the command, the router prompts for it.

Router# copy flash: rcp:

IP address of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.13.110

Name of file to copy? gsxx

writing gsxx - copy complete

Copy an Image from Flash Memory to an SSH Server Using scp Example

The following example shows how to use scp to copy a system image from flash memory to a server that supports SSH:

Router# copy flash:c4500-ik2s-mz.scp scp://user1@host1/ 

Address or name of remote host [host1]? 

Destination username [user1]? 

Destination filename [c4500-ik2s-mz.scp]? 

Writing c4500-ik2s-mz.scp 

Password: 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Before you can use the server-side functionality, SSH, authentication, and authorization must be properly configured so the router can determine whether a user is at the right privilege level. The scp server-side functionality is configured with the ip scp server enable command.

Copy an Image from a Partition of Flash Memory to a Server Example

The following example copies an image from a particular partition of flash memory to an rcp server using a remote username of netadmin1.

The system will prompt if there are two or more partitions. If the partition entered is not valid, the process terminates. You have the option to enter a partition number, a question mark (?) for a directory display of all partitions, or a question mark and a number (?number) for a directory display of a particular partition. The default is the first partition.

Router# configure terminal

Router# ip rcmd remote-username netadmin1

Router# end

Router# copy flash: rcp:

System flash partition information:

Partition   Size     Used    Free    Bank-Size   State       Copy-Mode

    1       4096K    2048K   2048K   2048K       Read Only   RXBOOT-FLH

    2       4096K    2048K   2048K   2048K       Read/Write  Direct

[Type ?<number> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]

Which partition? [1] 2

System flash directory, partition 2:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   3459720  master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3

[3459784 bytes used, 734520 available, 4194304 total]

Address or name of remote host [ABC.CISCO.COM]?

Source file name? master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3

Destination file name [master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3]?

Verifying checksum for 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' (file # 1)... OK

Copy 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3' from Flash to server

as 'master/igs-bfpx.100-4.3'? [yes/no] yes

!!!!...

Upload to server done

Flash copy took 0:00:00 [hh:mm:ss]

Copying an Image from a Flash Memory File System to an FTP Server Example

The following example copies the file c3600-i-mz from partition 1 of the flash memory card in slot 0 to an FTP server at IP address 172.23.1.129:

Router# show slot0: partition 1

PCMCIA Slot0 flash directory, partition 1:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   1711088 c3600-i-mz 

[1711152 bytes used, 2483152 available, 4194304 total]

Router# copy slot0:1:c3600-i-mz ftp://myuser:mypass@172.23.1.129/c3600-i-mz

Verifying checksum for '/tftpboot/cisco_rules/c3600-i-mz' (file # 1)...  OK

Copy '/tftpboot/cisco_rules/c3600-i-mz' from Flash to server

  as 'c3700-i-mz'? [yes/no] yes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Upload to server done

Flash device copy took 00:00:23 [hh:mm:ss]

Copying an Image from Boot Flash Memory to a TFTP Server Example

The following example copies an image from boot flash memory to a TFTP server:

Router# copy bootflash:file1 tftp://192.168.117.23/file1

Verifying checksum for 'file1' (file # 1)... OK

Copy 'file1' from Flash to server

  as 'file1'? [yes/no]y

!!!!...

Upload to server done

Flash copy took 0:00:00 [hh:mm:ss]

Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration Example

The following example copies and runs a configuration filename host1-confg from the netadmin1 directory on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101:

Router# copy rcp://netadmin1@172.16.101.101/host1-confg system:running-config

Configure using host1-confg from 172.16.101.101? [confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host1-confg:![OK]

Router#

%SYS-5-CONFIG: Configured from host1-config by rcp from 172.16.101.101

Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Startup Configuration Example

The following example copies a configuration file host2-confg from a remote FTP server to the startup configuration. The IP address is172.16.101.101, the remote username is netadmin1, and the remote password is ftppass.

Router# copy ftp://netadmin1:ftppass@172.16.101.101/host2-confg nvram:startup-config 

Configure using rtr2-confg from 172.16.101.101?[confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file rtr2-confg:![OK]

[OK]

Router#

%SYS-5-CONFIG_NV:Non-volatile store configured from rtr2-config by  
FTP from 172.16.101.101

Copying the Running Configuration to a Server Example

The following example specifies a remote username of netadmin1. Then it copies the running configuration file named rtr2-confg to the netadmin1 directory on the remote host with an IP address of 172.16.101.101.

Router# configure terminal 

Router(config)# ip rcmd remote-username netadmin1 

Router(config)# end 

Router# copy system:running-config rcp: 

Remote host[]? 172.16.101.101 

Name of configuration file to write [Rtr2-confg]?

Write file rtr2-confg on host 172.16.101.101?[confirm]

Building configuration...[OK]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Copying the Startup Configuration to a Server Example

The following example copies the startup configuration to a TFTP server:

Router# copy nvram:startup-config tftp:

Remote host[]? 172.16.101.101 

Name of configuration file to write [rtr2-confg]? <cr>

Write file rtr2-confg on host 172.16.101.101?[confirm] <cr>

![OK]

Saving the Current Running Configuration Example

The following example copies the running configuration to the startup configuration. On a Class A flash file system platform, this command copies the running configuration to the startup configuration specified by the CONFIG_FILE variable.

copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config

The following example shows the warning that the system provides if you try to save configuration information from bootstrap into the system:

Router(boot)# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config 

Warning: Attempting to overwrite an NVRAM configuration written

by a full system image. This bootstrap software does not support

the full configuration command set. If you perform this command now,

some configuration commands may be lost.

Overwrite the previous NVRAM configuration?[confirm]

Enter no to escape writing the configuration information to memory.

Moving Configuration Files to Other Locations Examples

On some routers, you can store copies of configuration files on a flash memory device. Five examples follow:

•Copying the Startup Configuration to a Flash Memory Device Example

•Copying the Running Configuration to a Flash Memory Device Example

•Copying to the Running Configuration from a Flash Memory Device Example

•Copying to the Startup Configuration from a Flash Memory Device Example

•Copying a Configuration File from one Flash Device to Another Example

Copying the Startup Configuration to a Flash Memory Device Example

The following example copies the startup configuration file (specified by the CONFIG_FILE environment variable) to a flash memory card inserted in slot 0:

Router# copy nvram:startup-config slot0:router-confg

Copying the Running Configuration to a Flash Memory Device Example

The following example copies the running configuration from the router to the flash memory PC card in slot 0:

Router# copy system:running-config slot0:berlin-cfg 

Building configuration...

5267 bytes copied in 0.720 secs

Copying to the Running Configuration from a Flash Memory Device Example

The following example copies the file named ios-upgrade-1 from the flash memory card in slot 0 to the running configuration:

Router# copy slot0:4:ios-upgrade-1 system:running-config

Copy 'ios-upgrade-1' from flash device

  as 'running-config' ? [yes/no] yes 

Copying to the Startup Configuration from a Flash Memory Device Example

The following example copies the router-image file from the flash memory to the startup configuration:

Router# copy flash:router-image nvram:startup-config

Copying a Configuration File from one Flash Device to Another Example

The following example copies the file running-config from the first partition in internal flash memory to the flash memory PC card in slot 1. The checksum of the file is verified, and its copying time of 30 seconds is displayed.

Router# copy flash: slot1:

System flash

Partition   Size    Used      Free      Bank-Size  State          Copy Mode

  1         4096K   3070K     1025K     4096K      Read/Write     Direct

  2        16384K   1671K    14712K     8192K      Read/Write     Direct

[Type ?<no> for partition directory; ? for full directory; q to abort]

Which partition? [default = 1] 

System flash directory, partition 1: 

File  Length   Name/status

  1   3142748  dirt/images/mars-test/c3600-j-mz.latest 

  2   850      running-config 

[3143728 bytes used, 1050576 available, 4194304 total]

PCMCIA Slot1 flash directory:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   1711088  dirt/images/c3600-i-mz 

  2   850      running-config 

[1712068 bytes used, 2482236 available, 4194304 total]

Source file name? running-config 

Destination file name [running-config]? 

Verifying checksum for 'running-config' (file # 2)...  OK

Erase flash device before writing? [confirm] 

Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm] 

Copy 'running-config' from flash: device

  as 'running-config' into slot1: device WITH erase? [yes/no] yes 

Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased

!

 [OK - 850/4194304 bytes]

Flash device copy took 00:00:30 [hh:mm:ss]

Verifying checksum...  OK (0x16)

Copying a File from a Remote Web Server Examples

In the following example, the file config1 is copied from a remote server to flash memory using HTTP:

Router# copy http://www.example.com:8080/configs/config1 flash:config1 

In the following example, a default username and password for HTTP Client communications is configured, and then the file sample.scr is copied from a secure HTTP server using HTTPS:

Router# configure terminal 

Router(config)# ip http client username joeuser 

Router(config)# ip http client password letmein 

Router(config)# end 

Router# copy https://www.example_secure.com/scripts/sample.scr flash: 

In the following example, an HTTP proxy server is specified before using the copy http:// command:

Router# configure terminal 

Router(config)# ip http client proxy-server edge2 proxy-port 29 

Router(config)# end 

Router# copy http://www.example.com/configs/config3 flash:/configs/config3

Copying an Image from the Master RSP Card to the Slave RSP Card Example

The following example copies the router-image file from the flash memory card inserted in slot 1 of the master RSP card to slot 0 of the slave RSP card in the same router:

Router# copy slot1:router-image slaveslot0:

Related Commands

copy erase flash

The copy erase flash command has been replaced by the erase flash: command. See the description of the erase command for more information.

On some platforms, use can use the copy /erase source-url flash: syntax to erase the local Flash file system before copying a new file into Flash. See the desciption of the copy command for details on this option.

copy http://

The copy http:// command is documented as part of the copy command.

copy https://

The copy https:// command is documented as part of the copy command.

copy logging system

To copy archived system events to a destination file system, use the copy logging system command in privileged EXEC mode. To stop copying the archived system events, use the no form of the command.

copy logging system target: filename

no copy logging system

Syntax Description

Command Default

This command has no default settings.

Command Modes

Privileged EXEC (#)

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Cisco Universal Broadband Router 10012

The System Event Archive (SEA) feature is used to address the debug trace and system console constraints. Use the copy logging system command to copy the major and critical events stored in the sea_log.dat file, to the destination file system.

Note To store the system event logs, the SEA requires either the PCMCIA ATA disk or Compact Flash Disk in compact flash adapter for PRE2.

The following example shows how to copy the SEA to the file system of disk0:

Router# copy logging system disk0:

Destination filename [sea_log.dat]? 

The following example shows how to copy the SEA using the remote file copy function (rcp):

Router# copy logging system rcp:

Address or name of remote host []? 192.0.2.1

Destination username [Router]? username1

Destination filename [sea_log.dat]? /auto/tftpboot-users/username1/sea_log.dat

Related Commands

copy xmodem:

To copy a Cisco IOS image from a local or remote computer (such as a PC, Macintosh, or UNIX workstation) to Flash memory on a Cisco 3600 series router using the Xmodem protocol, use the copy xmodem: command in EXEC mode.

copy xmodem: flash-filesystem: