Cisco – Download startup config from Cisco device using SCP

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I can successfully programmatically download the config from Juniper network devices using SCP – I'd like to do the same for a Cisco router.

SSH access is already working, and I've enabled SCP using ip scp server enable. Problem is that I don't know the name or location of the file I need to download, and GUI tools like WinSCP don't seem to work (complains that I need a BASH shell).

Is this possible for Cisco devices?

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scp <user>@<router>:startup-config (or running-config)

Or the full pathname of whatever file you want, like nvram:/startup-config.

[there's also the CONFIG-COPY-MIB to initiate a copy by SNMP. It's come up many times before, so go here]

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I just tried this on my CPE:

[ytti@lintukoto ~]% cat moi2.sh 
#!/bin/sh

snmp="snmpset -v2c -cfoo bu.ip.fi"

$snmp 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.2.9 i 4 \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.3.9 i 4 \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.4.9 i 1 \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.5.9 a 91.198.120.2 \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.6.9 s filename \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.7.9 s username \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.8.9 s password \
      1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.14.9 i 4
sleep 10
$snmp 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.14.9 i 6
[ytti@lintukoto ~]%

Which copies running config (4) to network (1), by swapping these you can change the direction (from network to running).

Running above script my home directory will have 'filename' file, which contains my CPE running-config:

[ytti@lintukoto ~]% ls -la filename
ls: cannot access filename: No such file or directory
[2 ytti@lintukoto ~]% ./moi2.sh      
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.2.9 = INTEGER: 4
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.3.9 = INTEGER: 4
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.4.9 = INTEGER: 1
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.5.9 = IpAddress: 91.198.120.2
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.6.9 = STRING: "filename"
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.7.9 = STRING: "username"
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.8.9 = STRING: "password"
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.14.9 = INTEGER: 4
iso.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.96.1.1.1.1.14.9 = INTEGER: 6
[ytti@lintukoto ~]% ls -la filename
-rw-r--r-- 1 ytti ytti 16172 Jun 11 00:35 filename
[ytti@lintukoto ~]%

On top of what @daniel mentions also your '14' or 'rowstatus' is wrong, you use 1 'active', while you should use 4 'createAndGo'.

Cisco – Find IP Address of Cisco 2811

If your 2811 is providing the phone services for your Cisco IP Phones at this site, finding the IP Address of the 2811 is relatively easy:

Press the "settings" button on one of the phones
Choose "Device Configuration"
Choose "Unifed CM Configuration"
Choose "Unified CM 1" or whichever says "Active"
The listed IP address is the IP address of whatever device is controlling the phones (either the 2811 on site, or a CUCM at another facility)

The specific steps may vary depending on your phone models and firmware versions, but this should guide you in the right direction.

With all of that said, it really sounds like (based on your previous question and this one) that you're taking some stabs in the dark. I HIGHLY recommend checking out Jeremy Ciora's book from Cisco Press: "CCNA Voice 640-461 Official Cert Guide". It will help guide you through many of the questions you might have about Cisco IP telephony, and IP telephony in general. I've given it to several folks over the years, and it has helped them greatly.

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