Step 4: Copy a Configuration File from One Routing Engine to Another

Action

You can copy a configuration file from one Routing Engine to another using the file copy command. The file is transferred through the internal Ethernet interface (FXP1 or FXP2, depending on the router):

user@host> file copy <source> <destination>

   
NOTE: Both Routing Engines must have jbase version 4.1 or higher loaded.


 

Sample Output

Copy a file on RE0 to RE1:

user@re0> file copy /var/tmp/jinstall-6.0R3.3-domestic-signed.tgz 
re1:/var/tmp1/

Check the result on RE1:

user@re1> file list /var/tmp/ 

.pccardd=

jbundle-5.5R3.1-domestic.tgz*

jinstall-6.0R3.3-domestic-signed.tgz

sampled.pkts

What it Means

The file jinstall-6.0R3.3-domestic-signed.tgz is copied from RE0 to RE1.