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Export/Import Cisco 2950 Switch Configuration

I need to export a configuration from a Cisco 2950 switch and then import it back into another one so I can replace it.  Can I simply open the configuration into a text editor and copy and paste it into the switch at an enable prompt?  Or is it better to export into a tftp server then import back in using tftp?  What commands would be used?
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The easiest way would be the TXT copy. Should give you no issues (assuming the IOS versions are the same). Most of the time that's the way I do it.
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Wil the PKI certificate import as well with the TXT copy?
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For wahtever reason the two configuraitons do not match after copy start tftp on teh old and copy start tftp on the new
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Well on the old one you do
Copy start tftp
And on the new one
Copy tftp start
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Yes, you need to reverse the order:

copy <source> <destination>
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The soution worked great!  The reaosn they did not compare is one switch was a 2960 and teh other was a 3560.  Will it still work?  It looks like teh ports were configured the same way and it will only be doing layer 2 switching.
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It will work, but any commands that are different on the 3560 might fail and any that are not supported on the 3560 will fail.  You just need to go back and adjust any missing configs.