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How to archive and retrieve configuration on the router in case of lost config

Rt1#config t
Rt1(config)#archive
Rt1(config-archive)# path flash:/config-archive/$h-config
Rt1(config-archive)# wr
Rt1(config-archive)#time-period 10080
Rt1(config-archive)#end

you can also configure the archive to trigger a backup any time the running configuration is saved to the NVRAM and also every 10080 minutes (one week).



Rt1#sho archive
there are curently 1 archive configuration save.
the next archive file will be named config-archive/Rt1-config-4
archive # name
0
1           flash: /config-archive/Rt1-config-1
2          flash: /config-archive/Rt1-config-2
3          flash: /config-archive/Rt1-config-3 <--Most Recent
4
5
6

Rt1# configure replace flash:config-archive/Rt1-config-3 list
This will apply all necessary additions and deletions
to replace the current running configuration with the
contents of the specified configuration file, which is
assumed to be a complete configuration, not a partial
configuration. Enter Y if you are sure you want to proceed. ? [no]: y

Total number of passes: 0

Rollback Done

How to Copy a startup config to an FTP server using user and pass

Rt1#copy startup-config ftp://cisco:pass@192.168.1.100/ Rt1-BKUP.cfg
address or name of the remote host [ 192.168.1.100] ?
Destinaation filename [Rt1-BKUP.cfg] ?
writing Rt1-BKUP.cfg !!!!
2240 bytes copied in 0.205 secs ( 7863 bytes/sec)

as you see here the user / password are in Blue and they are placed before the server name or in this case IP address. This a case the password is displayed in clear text on the command . To resolve this user/pass word display on the command line. we can add couple of command on the router:

Rt1#config t
Rt1(config)#ip ftp username cisco
Rt1(config)#ip ftp password pass

et voila , next time all you have to do is FTP to the address.