Copying A Configuration File From The Device To An Ftp Server - Cisco Catalyst 9500 Manual
Hide thumbs
Also See for Catalyst 9500:
- Manual (360 pages) ,
- Configuration manual (223 pages) ,
- Hardware installation manual (122 pages)
Table of Contents
Advertisement
Managing Configuration Files
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 device. For UNIX systems, you must add an entry to the .rhosts file for the remote user
on the RCP server. For example, suppose the device contains the following configuration lines:
hostname Device1
ip rcmd remote-username User0
If the device IP address translates to device1.example.com, then the .rhosts file for User0 on the RCP server
should contain the following line:
Device1.example.com Device1
Requirements for the RCP Username
The RCP protocol requires a client to send a remote username on each RCP request to a server. When you
copy a configuration file from the device to a server using RCP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid
username it encounters in the following sequence:
1. The username specified in the copy EXEC 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 device through Telnet and is authenticated through the username command, the device software
sends the Telnet username as the remote username.
4. The device host name.
For the RCP copy request to execute, an account must be defined on the network server for the remote
username. 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 user name as the remote username.
Refer to the documentation for your RCP server for more information.
Copying a Configuration File from the Device to an FTP Server
You can copy a configuration file from the device to an FTP server.
Understanding the FTP Username and Password
Note
The password must not contain the special character '@'. If the character '@' is used, the copy fails to parse
the IP address of the server.
The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a server.
When you copy a configuration file from the device to a server using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the
first valid username it encounters in the following sequence:
1. The username specified in the copy EXEC command, if a username is specified.
2. The username set by the ip ftp username global configuration command, if the command is configured.
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.8.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
Requirements for the RCP Username
183
Hide quick links:
Advertisement
Table of Contents
