{"id":14,"date":"2021-08-15T18:08:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T12:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bytegeeks.net\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T05:22:42","slug":"backup-cisco-switches-and-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bytegeeks.net\/blog\/backup-cisco-switches-and-routers\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Cisco Switches and Routers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In order to backup Cisco IOS switches and routers you must have the prerequisites configured. The procedure to backup cisco firewalls is the same as below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Have a\u00a0TFTP server configured<\/a>\u00a0and ready for use.<\/li>
  2. Configured the device with SSH\/Telnet.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Time needed: 2 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With the perquisites configured, it will hardly take a minute or two to backup the running<\/em> or startup<\/em> config of the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. SSH\/Telnet into the device<\/strong>

      to ssh, start a cmd and type ssh username@deviceip<\/strong> or use       putty<\/a>
      <\/li>
    2. Enter the following commands<\/strong> –

      enter privileged EXEC mode by issuing enable<\/strong>
      then type copy running-config tftp<\/strong>
      type the TFTP server address<\/strong>
      enter the desired file name<\/strong> and press Enter.
      Following is an example of how the terminal should look like at this point.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      That\u2019s it, you are done taking backup of the device\u2019s running or startup configuration. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In order to backup Cisco IOS switches and routers you must have the prerequisites configured. The procedure to backup cisco firewalls is the same as below. Prerequisites \u2013 Have a\u00a0TFTP server configured\u00a0and ready for use. Configured the device with SSH\/Telnet. Time needed: 2 minutes. With the perquisites configured, it will hardly take a minute or two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cisco","tag-networking"],"yoast_head":"\nBackup Cisco Switches and Routers - ByteGeeks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Follow this two minute guide to backup your cisco switches and routers NOW! Click to learn more. 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