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Table of Contents
This document has 7 pages.

1 About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.1 NetAct compatibility and capacity information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Taking a backup of the router configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Restoring a backup of the router configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4 Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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1 About this document

This document provides instructions on how to take and restore a backup of the Nokia
Siemens Networks NetAct router configuration. The same backup and restore
commands presented in this document can also be used with Cisco switches for backup
and restore purposes.
This customer document was written for the management and the integration personnel
of a telecommunications operator.

1.1 NetAct compatibility and capacity information

For more information on NetAct system and capacity, and the compatibility between
NetAct and network element releases, see NetAct Compatibility and Capacity Informa-
tion document.

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2 Taking a backup of the router configuration

It is advised to take a backup of the router configuration in case the router configuration
is accidentally lost. The task sequences below describe how to take backup copies of
running-configuration or startup-configuration files with the FTP (file transfer protocol)
servers.

To take a backup of the router configuration file using the FTP server
Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password commands to specify a username and
password for all copies. Include the username in the copy command if you want to
specify a username for that copy operation only. 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.
1. Specify a username and password for the router by typing the following commands
beginning in privileged EXEC mode:
router# configure terminal
router(config)# ip ftp username <username>
router(config)# ip ftp password <password>
router(config)# end

2. Copy the configuration file to the ftp server.

router# copy running-config ftp
Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.88.54
Destination filename [router-config]?
Writing router-config !
3782 bytes copied in 2.388 secs (1891 bytes/sec)
router#

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To restore a backup of the router configuration using the FTP server
1. Copy the configuration file from the FTP server. When you have copied the config-
uration file from the FTP server to the startup-configuration, the router has to be
restarted to activate the changes.
router# copy ftp startup-config
Address or name of remote host []? <IP_address>
Source filename []? router-config
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Accessing ftp://<IP_address>/router-config...
Loading router-config !
[OK - 3782/1024 bytes]
[OK]
3782 bytes copied in 2.236 secs

2. Activate the new start-up configuration by restarting the router.

router# reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]

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4 Where to find more information

For more information on Cisco routers and switches, see Cisco documentation available
at http://www.cisco.com.

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