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You can do it manually - just use tftp server with command - &quot;copy run tftp&quot; <br />
Or you can do it automatically by using SNMP with some of the following software - Spectrum, Cisco Prime ...
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If you want an automated solution you could consider looking into <a href="http://www.cacti.net/" rel="ugc">Cacti</a> with the <a href="http://docs.cacti.net/plugin:routerconfigs" rel="ugc">RouterConfigs</a>
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I don't need automated. The configs don't change.
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Is kron automated? Is it free?
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Hi Cobra,<br />
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It is free and a script that needs to be entered as per the above link.
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Hey Guys,<br />
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We have a large amount of cisco switches, and i was wondering is the best way to do a full backup of each switch, and in the event it has a hardware failure and i need to 'import' the config into the new same model switch what is the best way to do so without me having to copy/paste and reconfigure..?
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Hey Guys,

We have a large amount of cisco switches, and i was wondering is the best way to do a full backup of each switch, and in the event it has a hardware failure and i need to 'import' the config into the new same model switch what is the best way to do so without me having to copy/paste and reconfigure..?

You can do it manually - just use tftp server with command - &quot;copy run tftp&quot; 
Or you can do it automatically by using SNMP with some of the following software - Spectrum, Cisco Prime ...

If you want an automated solution you could consider looking into Cacti (http://www.cacti.net/) with the RouterConfigs (http://docs.cacti.net/plugin:routerconfigs)

I don&#39;t need automated. The configs don&#39;t change.

Hi Cobra,

It is free and a script that needs to be entered as per the above link.

Backup Cisco Configs

Hey Guys,

We have a large amount of cisco switches, and i was wondering is the best way to do a full backup of each switch, and in the event it has a hardware failure and i need to &#39;import&#39; the config into the new same model switch what is the best way to do so without me having to copy/paste and reconfigure..?

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