I figured I could scp the files to a 5k but this didn't go as planned.
Trying to find some documentation on copying files from one device (linux) to a Nexus lead me to several cisco documents on how to scp files between local file systems but very little detail regarding the caveats of scp-ing files to or from a nexus. This
doco shows an example of commands and syntax used and following this I still had no luck. For posterity sake I've included them below.
Quote:
You can use secure copy (scp) as the transfer mechanism, as follows:
scp:[//[username
@]server][/path]
This example copies /etc/hosts from 172.22.36.10 to hosts.txt, for user user1:
switch#
copy scp://user1@172.22.36.10/etc/hosts bootflash:hosts.txtAs it turns out SCP needs to be configured and enabled as a
feature. The exmaple is from a 7k but the output is the same for a 5k.
Quote:
n7000# show feature
Feature Name Instance State
-------------------- -------- --------
bfd 1 disabled
bfd_app 1 disabled
bgp 1 disabled
<CLI Output Omitted>
ospf 1 enabled
ospf 2 enabled (not-running)
ospf 3 enabled (not-running)
ospf 4 enabled (not-running)
ospfv3 1 disabled
ospfv3 2 disabled
ospfv3 3 disabled
ospfv3 4 disabled
otv 1 disabled
pbr 1 disabled
pim 1 enabled (not-running)
pim6 1 disabled
<CLI Output Omitted>
vrrp 1 disabled
vtp 1 disabled
wccp 1 disabled
But I have the sshServer feature enabled and it's running right now! No that doesn't' matter you need to do something else. After a while a stumbled upon
Peter's CCIE rants. It's a very brief but important article explaining configuration is required before SCP can be used.
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Super quickly you might want to check out the following blog post for a quick review on how to copy using SCP:
http://www.ccierants.com/2011/06/great- ... cisco.htmlTo enable this exact same functionality on a Nexus:
Nexus(config)#feature scp-server
Done! You can now copy using SCP
When trying to configure the above there was no SCP option. It could be I don't have the feature license installed that includes SCP or things have changed and this configuration is no longer required. More things to read and learn about.
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