Cisco – Moving a PIX config from one device to another

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I recently backed up our current PIX config to our TFTP server. We're getting a second internet connection and as such, we ordered the same PIX device as the one in production. So, what we want to do is make the necessary IP changes in the backed up config for the new PIX, and then copy it over to the new device. How can we do this?

Best Answer

If it's running PIX 6.x software or earlier, you have to do it the old-fashioned way: copy and paste. PIX 6.x and earlier will let you write net to copy to TFTP, but the copy command has no way to pull it back in from TFTP. You'll need to copy and paste the configuration into a console, telnet, or SSH session.

If it's a 515 or higher running 7.x or 8.x, you can use the copy command as you would with IOS:

copy tftp://ip.or.host.here/config-file startup-config

Then reboot the PIX for it to load the saved config.

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