C Commands


This chapter describes the Cisco Nexus 1010 commands that begin with the letter C.

cd

To change to a different directory from the one you are currently working in, use the cd command.

cd [filesystem:[//directory] | directory]

Syntax Description

filesystem:

(Optional) Name of the file system. Valid file systems are bootflash and volatile.

//directory

(Optional) Name of the directory. The directory name is case sensitive.


Defaults

bootflash

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

You can only change to the directories that are on the active VSM.

Use the present working directory (pwd) command to verify the name of the directory you are currently working in.

Examples

This example shows how to change to a different directory on the current file system:

n1010# cd my-scripts

This example shows how to change from the file system you are currently working in to a different file system:

n1010# cd volatile:

This example shows how to revert back to the default directory, bootflash:

n1010# cd

Related Commands

Command
Description

pwd

Displays the name of the directory you are currently working in.


cdp advertise

To specify the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) version to advertise, use the cdp advertise command. To remove the cdp advertise configuration, use the no form of this command.

cdp advertise {v1 | v2}

no cdp advertise [v1 | v2]

Syntax Description

v1

CDP Version 1.

v2

CDP Version 2.


Defaults

CDP Version 2

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to set CDP Version 1 as the version to advertise:

n1010(config)# cdp advertise v1

This example shows how to remove CDP Version 1 as the configuration to advertise:

n1010(config)# no cdp advertise v1

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.


cdp enable (global)

To enable the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) globally on all interfaces and port channels, use the cdp enable command. To disable CDP globally, use the no form of this command.

cdp enable

no cdp enable

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

Enabled on all interfaces and port channels

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

CDP can only be configured on physical interfaces and port channels.

Examples

This example shows how to enable CDP globally and then show the CDP configuration:

n1010# config t
n1010(config)# cdp enable
n1010(config)# show cdp global
Global CDP information:
    CDP enabled globally
    Refresh time is 60 seconds
    Hold time is 180 seconds
    CDPv2 advertisements is enabled
    DeviceID TLV in System-Name(Default) Format

This example shows how to disable CDP globally and then show the CDP configuration:

n1010(config)# no cdp enable
n1010# show cdp global
Global CDP information:
    CDP disabled globally
    Refresh time is 60 seconds
    Hold time is 180 seconds
    CDPv2 advertisements is enabled
    DeviceID TLV in System-Name(Default) Format
n1010(config)# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

cdp enable (interface or port channel)

Enables CDP on an interface or port channel.


cdp enable (interface or port channel)

To enable the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) on an interface or port channel, use the cdp enable command. To disable it, use the no form of this command.

cdp enable

no cdp enable

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Interface configuration (config-if)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

CDP can only be configured on physical interfaces and port channels.

Examples

This example shows how to enable CDP on port channel 2:

n1010# config t
n1010(config)# interface port-channel2
n1010(config-if)# cdp enable
n1010(config-if)# 

This example shows how to disable CDP on mgmt0:

n1010# config t
n1010(config)# interface mgmt0
n1010(config-if)# no cdp enable
n1010(config-if)# show cdp interface mgmt0
        mgmt0 is up 
        CDP disabled on interface 
        Sending CDP packets every 60 seconds 
        Holdtime is 180 seconds
n1010(config-if)#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

show cdp neighbors

Displays your device from the upstream device.

cdp advertise

Assigns the CPD version the interface will advertise—CDP Version 1 or CDP Version 2.

cdp format device-id

Assigns the CDP device ID.

cdp holdtime

Sets the maximum amount of time that CDP holds onto neighbor information before discarding it.


cdp format device-id

To specify the device ID format for Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), use the cdp format device-id command. To remove it, use the no form of this command.

cdp format device-id {mac-address | serial-number | system-name}

no cdp format device-id {mac-address | serial-number | system-name}

Syntax Description

mac-address

Specifies the MAC address of the Chassis.

serial-number

Specifies the Chassis serial number.

system-name

Specifies the System name/Fully Qualified Domain Name (default).


Defaults

System name/Fully Qualified Domain Name

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

CDP must be enabled globally before you configure the device ID format.

You can configure CDP on physical interfaces and port channels only.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the CDP device ID with the MAC address format and then display the configuration:

n1010(config)# cdp format device-id mac-address
n1010(config)# show cdp global 
Global CDP information: 
CDP enabled globally 
     Sending CDP packets every 5 seconds 
     Sending a holdtime value of 10 seconds 
     Sending CDPv2 advertisements is disabled 
     Sending DeviceID TLV in Mac Address Format

This example shows how to remove the CDP device ID MAC address format from the configuration:

n1010(config)# no cdp format device-id mac-address

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

show cdp neighbors

Displays your device from the upstream device.

cdp advertise

Assigns the CPD version the interface will advertise—CDP Version 1 or CDP Version 2.

cdp enable interface

Enables CDP on an interface or port channel.

cdp holdtime

Sets the maximum amount of time that CDP holds onto neighbor information before discarding it.


cdp holdtime

To set the maximum amount of time that Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) holds onto neighbor information before discarding it, use the cdp holdtime command. To remove the CDP holdtime configuration, use the no form of this command.

cdp holdtime seconds

no cdp holdtime seconds

Syntax Description

seconds

Maximum time that CDP holds on to neighbor information. The range is from 10 to 255 seconds.


Defaults

180 seconds

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

CDP must be enabled globally before you configure the device ID format.

You can configure CDP on physical interfaces and port channels only.

Examples

This example shows how to set the CDP holdtime to 10 second:

n1010(config)# cdp holdtime 10

This example shows how to remove the CDP holdtime configuration:

n1010(config)# no cdp holdtime 10

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

show cdp neighbors

Displays the upstream device from your device.


cdp timer

To set the refresh time for Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to send advertisements to neighbors, use the cdp timer command. To remove the CDP timer configuration, use the no form of this command.

cdp timer seconds

no cdp timer seconds

Syntax Description

seconds

Time before CDP sends advertisements to neighbors. The range is from 5 to 254 seconds.


Defaults

60 seconds

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the CDP timer to 10 seconds:

n1010(config)# cdp timer 10

This example shows how to remove the CDP timer configuration:

n1010(config)# no cdp timer 10

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

show cdp neighbors

Displays the upstream device from your device.


check logflash

To check the compactFlash, use the check logflash command.

check logflash [bad-blocks]

Syntax Description

bad-blocks

(Optional) Finds bad blocks in compactFlash.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to check compactFlash:

n1010# check logflash

clear accounting log

To clear the accounting log, use the clear accounting log command.

clear accounting log

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the accounting log:

n1010# clear accounting log

Related Commands

Command
Description

show accounting log

Displays the accounting log contents.


clear cdp

To clear the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) information on an interface, use the clear cdp command.

clear cdp {counters [interface slot/port] | table [interface slot/port]}

Syntax Description

counters

Clears CDP counters on all interfaces.

interface

(Optional) Clears CDP counters on a specified interface.

slot/port

Slot number and port number for an existing interface.

table

Clears the CDP cache on all interfaces.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear CDP counters on all interfaces:

n1010# clear cdp counters

This example shows how to clear the CDP cache on all interfaces:

n1010# clear cdp table

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cdp

Displays the CDP configuration.

show cdp neighbor

Displays the CDP configuration.


clear cli history

To clear the history of commands you have entered into the CLI, use the clear cli history command.

clear cli history

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the show cli history command to display the history of the commands that you entered at the CLI.

Examples

This example shows how to clear the command history:

n1010# clear cli history

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cli history

Displays the command history.


clear cores

To clear the core files, use the clear cores command.

clear cores [archive]

Syntax Description

archive

(Optional) Clears the core file on the logflash file system.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the show system cores command to display information about the core files.

Examples

This example shows how to clear the core file:

n1010# clear cores

This example shows how to clear the core on the logflash file system:

n1010# clear cores archive

Related Commands

Command
Description

check logflash

Checks the compactFlash.


clear counters

To clear interface counters, use the clear counters command.

clear counters [interface {all | ethernet slot/port | loopback virtual-interface-number | mgmt | port-channel port-channel-number | vethernet interface-number}]

Syntax Description

interface

(Optional) Clears interface counters.

all

Clears all interface counters.

ethernet slot/port

Clears Ethernet interface counters. The range is from 1 to 66.

loopback virtual-interface-number

Clears loopback interface counters. The range is from 0 to 1023.

mgmt

Clears the management interface (mgmt0).

port-channel port-channel-number

Clears port-channel interfaces. The range is from 1 to 4096.

vethernet interface-number

Clears virtual Ethernel interfaces. The range is from 1 to 1048575.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the Ethernet interface counters:

n1010(config)# clear counters ethernet 2/1

Related Commands

Command
Description

show interface counters

Displays the interface status, which includes the counters.


clear debug-logfile

To clear the contents of the debug logfile, use the clear debug-logfile command.

clear debug-logfile filename

Syntax Description

filename

Name of the debug logfile to clear.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the debug logfile:

n1010# clear debug-logfile syslogd_debugs

Related Commands

Command
Description

debug logfile

Configures a debug logging file.

debug logging

Enable debug logging.

show debug logfile

Displays the contents of the debug logfile.


clear line

To end a session on a specified virtual tty (vty), use the clear line command.

clear line word

Syntax Description

word

vty name.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to end a session on a specified vty:

n1010(config)# clear line

Related Commands

Command
Description

show users

Displays active user sessions.


clear logging logfile

To clear messages from the logging file, use the clear logging logfile command.

clear logging logfile

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

Super user

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear messages from the logging file:

n1010# clear logging logfile 
n1010# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the logs in the local log file.


clear logging session

To clear the current logging session, use the clear logging session command.

clear logging session

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

Super user

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Examples

This example shows how to clear the current logging session:

n1010# clear logging session 
n1010#

Related Commands

Command
Description

show logging logfile

Displays the logs in the local log file.

show logging server

Displays the current server configuration for logging system message.

show logging timestamp

Displays the unit of measure used in the system messages timestamp.


clear ntp statistics

To clear the Network Time Protocol (NTP) statistics, use the clear ntp statistics command.

clear ntp statistics {all-peers | io | local | memory}

Syntax Description

all-peers

Clears statistics for all NTP peers.

io

Clears IO statistics.

local

Clears local statistics.

memory

Clears memory statistics.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear statistics for all NTP peers:

n1010(config)# clear ntp statistics all-peers

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ntp peers

Displays information about NTP peers.


clear ssh hosts

To clear the Secure Shell (SSH) host sessions, use the clear ssh hosts command.

clear ssh hosts

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear all SSH host sessions:

n1010# clear ssh hosts

Related Commands

Command
Description

ssh server enable

Enables the SSH server.


clear system reset-reason

To clear the switch reset-reason history, use the clear system reset-reason command.

clear system reset-reason

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to clear the reset-reason history for the switch:

n1010# clear system reset-reason

Related Commands

Command
Description

show system resources

Displays system-related CPU and memory statistics.


clear user

To clear a user session, use the clear user command.

clear user user-id

Syntax Description

user-id

User identifier.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the show users command to display the current user sessions on the switch.

Examples

This example shows how to clear all SSH host sessions:

n1010# clear user user1

Related Commands

Command
Description

show users

Displays the user session information.


cli var name

To define a CLI variable for a terminal session, use the cli var name command. To remove the CLI variable, use the no form of this command.

cli var name variable-name variable-text

cli no var name variable-name

Syntax Description

variable-name

Name of the variable. The name is alphanumeric, case sensitive, and has a maximum of 31 characters.

variable-text

Variable text. The text is alphanumeric, can contain spaces, and has a maximum of 200 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

You can reference a CLI variable using the following syntax:

$(variable-name)

Instances where you can use variables in include the following:

Command scripts

Filenames

You cannot reference a variable in the definition of another variable.

You can use the predefined variable, TIMESTAMP, to insert the time of day. You cannot change or remove the TIMESTAMP CLI variable.

You must remove a CLI variable before you can change its definition.

Examples

This example shows how to define a CLI variable:

n1010# cli var name testinterface interface 2/3

This example shows how to reference the TIMESTAMP variable:

n1010# copy running-config > bootflash:run-config-$(TIMESTAMP).cnfg

This example shows how to remove a CLI variable:

n1010# cli no var name testinterface interface 2/3

Related Commands

Command
Description

show cli variables

Displays the CLI variables.


clock set

To manually set the clock, use the clock set command.

clock set time day month year

Syntax Description

time

Time of day. The format is HH:MM:SS.

day

Day of the month. The range is from 1 to 31.

month

Month of the year. The values are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

year

Year. The range is from 2000 to 2030.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the clock set command when you cannot synchronize your device with an outside clock source, such as NTP.

Examples

This example shows how to manually set the clock:

n1010# clock set 9:00:00 1 June 2008

Related Commands

Command
Description

clock summer-time

Configures the summer-time (daylight saving time) offset.

clock timezone

Configures the time zone offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).


clock summer-time

To configure the summer-time (daylight saving time) offset, use the clock summer-time command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.

clock summer-time zone-name start-week start-day start-month start-time end-week end-day end-month end-time offset-minutes

no clock summer-time

Syntax Description

zone-name

Time zone string. The time zone string is a three-character string.

start-week

Week of the month to start the summer-time offset. The range is from 1 to 5.

start-day

Day of the month to start the summer-time offset. Valid values are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

start-month

Month to start the summer-time offset. Valid values are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

start-time

Time to start the summer-time offset. The format is hh:mm.

end-week

Week of the month to end the summer-time offset. The range is from 1 to 5.

end-day

Day of the month to end the summer-time offset. Valid values are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

end-month

Month to end the summer-time offset. Valid values are January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.

end-time

Time to end the summer-time offset. The format is hh:mm.

offset-minutes

Number of minutes to offset the clock. The range is from 1 to 1440.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Global configuration (config)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to configure the offset for summer-time or daylight saving time:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# clock summer-time PDT 1 Sunday March 02:00 1 Sunday November 02:00 60

This example shows how to remove the summer-time offset:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# no clock summer-time

Related Commands

Command
Description

clock set

Sets the clock, manually.

clock timezone

Configures the time zone offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).


clock timezone

To configure the time zone offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), use the clock timezone command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.

clock timezone zone-name offset-hours offset-minutes

no clock timezone

Syntax Description

zone-name

Zone name. The name is a 3-character string for the time zone acronym (for example, PST or EST).

offset-hours

Number of hours offset from UTC. The range is from -23 to 23.

offset-minutes

Number of minutes offset from UTC. The range is from 0 to 59.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Examples

This example shows how to configure the time zone offset from UTC:

n1010# clock timezone EST 5 0

This example shows how to remove the time zone offset:

n1010# no clock timezone

Related Commands

Command
Description

clock set

Sets the clock, manually.

clock summer-time

Configures the summer-time (daylight saving time) offset.


configure terminal

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

configure terminal

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

The configuration changes you make in the Global configuration mode are saved in the running configuration file. To save these changes persistently across reboots and restarts, you must copy them to the startup configuration file using the copy running-config startup-config command.

Examples

This example shows how to enter global configuration mode:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# 

Related Commands

Command
Description

exit

Exits a configuration mode.

copy running-config startup-config

Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.


control vlan

To modify the VLAN ID of the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) domain control VLAN, use the control vlan command.

control vlan vlan-id

Syntax Description

vlan-id

Number that identifies the VSM domain control VLAN. The range is from 1 to 3967 and 4048 to 4093.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

SVS domain configuration (config-svs-domain)

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Examples

This example shows how to modify the VLAN ID of the VSM domain control VLAN to be 1116:

n1010# configure terminal
n1010(config)# svs-domain
n1010(config-svs-domain)# control vlan 1116

Related Commands

Command
Description

login virtual-service-blade

Logs you into the Cisco Nexus 1000V CLI for the VSM that you are modifying.

show svs domain

Displays the domain configuration for the VSM.

packet vlan

Modifies the VLAN ID of the VSM domain packet VLAN.


copy

To copy a file from a source to a destination, use the copy command.

copy source-url destination-url

Syntax Description

source-url

Location URL (or variable) of the source file or directory to be copied. The source can be either local or remote, depending upon whether the file is being downloaded or uploaded.

destination-url

Destination URL (or variable) of the copied file or directory. The destination can be either local or remote, depending upon whether the file is being downloaded or uploaded.


The format of the source and destination URLs varies according to the file or directory location. You may enter either a CLI variable for a directory or a filename that follows the Cisco NX-OS file system syntax (filesystem:[/directory][/filename]).

The following tables list URL prefix keywords by the file system type. If you do not specify a URL prefix keyword, the device looks for the file in the current directory.

Table 1 lists URL prefix keywords for bootflash and remote writable storage file systems.

Table 1 URL Prefix Keywords for Storage File Systems 

Keyword
Source or Destination

bootflash:[//module/]

Source or destination URL for boot flash memory. The module argument value is sup-active, sup-local, sup-remote, or sup-standby.

ftp:

Source or destination URL for a FTP network server. The syntax for this alias is as follows:
ftp:[//server][/path]/filename

scp:

Source or destination URL for a network server that supports Secure Shell (SSH) and accepts copies of files using the secure copy protocol (scp). The syntax for this alias is as follows:
scp:[//[username@]server][/path]/filename

sftp:

Source or destination URL for an SSH FTP (SFTP) network server. The syntax for this alias is as follows:
sftp:[//[username@]server][/path]/filename

tftp:

Source or destination URL for a TFTP network server. The syntax for this alias is as follows:
tftp:[//server[:port]][/path]/filename


Table 2 lists the URL prefix keywords for nonwritable file systems.

Table 2 URL Prefix Keywords for Special File Systems 

Keyword
Source or Destination

core:

Local memory for core files. You can copy core files from the core: file system.

debug:

Local memory for debug files. You can copy core files from the debug: file system.

log:

Local memory for log files. You can copy log files from the log: file system.

system:

Local system memory. You can copy the running configuration to or from the system: file system. The system: file system is optional when referencing the running-config file in a command.

volatile:

Local volatile memory. You can copy files to or from the volatile: file system. All files in the volatile: memory are lost when the physical device reloads.


Defaults

The default name for the destination file is the source filename.

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

The entire copying process may take several minutes, depending on the network conditions and the size of the file, and differs from protocol to protocol and from network to network.

The colon character (:) is required after the file system URL prefix keywords (such as bootflash).

In the URL syntax for ftp:, scp:, sftp:, and tftp:, the server is either an IP address or a hostname.

Examples

This example shows how to copy a file within the same directory:

n1010# copy file1 file2

This example shows how to copy a file to another directory:

n1010# copy file1 my_files:file2

This example shows how to copy a file to another VSM:

n1010# copy file1 bootflash://sup-remote/file1.bak

This example shows how to copy a file from a remote server:

n1010# copy scp://10.10.1.1/image-file.bin bootflash:image-file.bin

Related Commands

Command
Description

cd

Changes the current working directory.

cli var name

Configures CLI variables for the session.

dir

Displays the directory contents.

move

Moves a file.

pwd

Displays the name of the current working directory.


copy running-configuration starting-configuration

To copy the running configuration to the startup configuration, use the copy running-configuration starting-configuration command.

copy running-configuration starting-configuration

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(4)SP1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the copy running-configuration starting-configuration command to save configuration changes in the running configuration to the startup configuration in persistent memory. When a device reload or switchover occurs, the saved configuration is applied.

Examples

This example shows how to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration:

n1010# copy running-config startup-config
[########################################] 100%


Note This example also shows how to use a shortened version of the copy running-configuration starting-configuration command


Related Commands

Command
Description

login virtual-service-blade

Logs you into the Cisco Nexus 1000V CLI for the VSM that you are modifying.

show svs domain

Displays the domain configuration for the VSM.

packet vlan

Modifies the VLAN ID of the VSM domain packet VLAN.