Cisco MDS How to configure SCP and SFTP Servers on MDS switch

Summary: How to configure SCP and SFTP Servers on Cisco MDS switch. You can configure an SCP or SFTP server on the Cisco NX-OS device in order to copy files to and from a remote device. After you enable the SCP or SFTP server, you can run an SCP or SFTP command on the remote device to copy the files to or from the Cisco NX-OS device. ...

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Instructions

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Example:

switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#

Enters global configuration mode

Step 2

[no] feature scp-server

Example:

switch(config)# feature scp-server

Enables or disables the SCP server on the Cisco NX-OS device

Step 3

[no] feature sftp-server

Example:

switch(config)# feature sftp-server

Enables or disables the SFTP server on the Cisco NX-OS device

Step 4

exit

Example:

switch(config)# exit

Exits global configuration mode

Step 5

(Optional) show running-config security

Example:

switch# show running-config security

(Optional)
Display the configuration status of the SCP and SFTP servers

Step 6

(Optional) copy running-config startup-config

Example:

switch# copy running-config startup-config

(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration

 

Affected Products

VxBlock and Vblock Systems, Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware, VxBlock and vBlock Systems Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000244420
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2025
Version:  2
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