Show Tech File transfer from Nexus 5000

Show tech File transfer from Nexus 5000

The show tech file in Nexus is quite larger than traditional routers or switches. Sometimes the file size is 25-50MB, use of TFTP may not work very well .It is better to use ftp/sftp as the file transfer protocol.

                   Create show tech file in bootflash

                 show tech-support > tech_support_filename

Copy the file to ftp /sftp server

copy bootflash:tech_support_filename ftp:

Enter vrf (If no input, current vrf 'default' is considered): vrf name

Enter hostname for the ftp server:ip address of ftp server

Enter username: username

Password: password

***** Transfer of file Completed Successfully **