Copy running configuration to startup configuration

This example script copies the Cisco device’s running configuration over its startup configuration.

1. expect.with
2. {
3. if( vendor.equals("9") )
4. {
5. println "copying running config to startup config"
6. sendln "copy running-config startup-config"
7. expect( prompt, {},
8. "Destination filename [startup-config]?", { sendln '' ; CONTINUE } )
9. }
10. else
11. {
12. println "NO VALID METHOD FOR THIS DEVICE"
13. throw new Exception("no valid method for this device")
14. }
15. }

Overview of the copy running configuration to the startup configuration script structure:

• Line 3. finds the seventh character of the sysOID to identify the device vendor.
• Line 5. prints the purpose of the script. This is available through the job history details.
• Line 6. sends the copy running configuration to startup configuration command.
• Line 8. sets the destination filename to the startup configuration.
• Line 11. to Line 15. return an error message when the device is not a Cisco device.
  This script concentrates on Cisco but you could extended it to use with devices from
  other vendors.