System Setup and Software Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 1010, IOS XR Releases

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Back up the current configuration

Updated: June 17, 2026

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Use this procedure to back up the current configuration. It supports software setup and upgrade by preserving configuration data before upgrade or downgrade operations.

Use this task to backup current configuration.

The ability to recover from a disaster is an essential part of any system maintenance plan. We recommend you backup the configurations in a secure remote location and verify that the transfer is a success, both before and after upgrade.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to backup current configuration.

Procedure

1.

Create a backup of the running configuration to one of the following locations based on your requirement:

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#copy running-config harddisk:/running_config-<mmddyyyy>
Destination filename [running_config-<mmddyyyy>]? 
Building configuration...
[OK]
Verifying checksum...  OK (0xDCF1)

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:ios#scp harddisk:/ running_config-<mmddyyyy> 
user:password@<ip-address>:<location>

  • Copy the configuration to the harddisk: location on NCS 1010.

  • Copy the configuration to a remote server. Ensure NCS 1010 has root access to the server.
2.

Verify that the configuration is backed up.