Backup Cisco Router Running Config to TFTP Server | Ubuntu TFTP Setup in EVE-NG
In this video, we will back up a Cisco router’s running configuration to a TFTP server running on an Ubuntu VM inside EVE-NG.
We start by installing and configuring the TFTP server, updating permissions, enabling file creation, and confirming the service is working.
Then we test the full workflow by saving the Cisco router’s running configuration to the Ubuntu TFTP folder.
What you will learn:
• How to install and configure a TFTP server in Ubuntu
• How to update folder ownership and file access
• How to allow file creation in tftpd-hpa
• How to back up a Cisco router running-config to TFTP
• How to verify the backup in the Ubuntu TFTP directory
Cisco Commands Used:
copy running-config tftp:
Enter TFTP server IP
Enter backup filename
Verify backup file
Ubuntu Commands Used:
apt update
apt install tftpd-hpa tftp-hpa
systemctl start tftpd-hpa
systemctl enable tftpd-hpa
systemctl status tftpd-hpa
nano /etc/default/tftpd-hpa
chown -R tftp:tftp /srv/tftp
chmod -R 777 /srv/tftp
ls /srv/tftp
cat /srv/tftp/backup-router.cfg
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