Documentation forKiwi CatTools

How to backup Cisco IOS image to TFTP server

This example shows you how to use the Device.CLI.Send commands activity to back up a Cisco IOS device image to a TFTP server.

  1. Open Kiwi CatTools.
  2. In the Activities panel, click Add.
  3. Click the Activity tab
    1. Select Type Device.CLI.Send commands
    2. Enter a name and description, for example "Backup Cisco IOS image"
  4. Click Options tab
    1. Select List of commands to be entered on device and enter the following code:
      copy flash: tftp:
      c2500-ik8s-l.122-5.bin
      192.168.1.200
      c2500-ik8s-l.122-5.bin
      • c2500-ik8s-l.122-5.bin: name of image file to backup
      • 192.168.1.200: IP address of remote TFTP server
      • c2500-ik8s-l.122-5.bin: name of image file to use on TFTP server
  5. Select Enter commands in enable mode.
  6. Select Save device output to file. Specify the log file name.
  7. Select Overwrite existing capture file.
  8. Select Answer yes to any confirmation prompts.
  9. Select Stop on error.