How to export switch configuration using CLi ?

Description

This article will help you to export the switch configuration to a text file using a  terminal emulation application.

Resolution

  1. Launch any terminal emulation application that communicates to the appliance (PuTTY, TeraTerm Pro,SecureCRT, HyperTerminal, etc.) and configure the following settings.

    NOTE: The configuration may differ for other applications; the demonstration below is based on the Terminal enumerator software "PuTTY."

  2. Please enter the Host name (IP address) and Port number to establish a connection.


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  3. When the connection is established, log in to the security appliance using the credentials.


  4. Please enter the following command to turn-off the cli pagination .


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  5. Please enter the below command to show the current configuration on the switch.

    Show current running-config

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  6. The location specified on Step 1 will contain a TXT file with the switch's current configuration.

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