How to: Upload Cisco IOS config from TFTP to device
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To illustrate how to upload an IOS to a device using the Device.CLI.Send commands Activity please refer to the following example:

Activity Options tab settings:

[X] List of commands to be entered on device:

copy tftp running
192.168.1.200                (IP address of remote TFTP server)
%ctGroupName\%ctDeviceName-Config.txt       (Filename to store config to on server)
%ctCR                     (Required to start device TFTP)

[X] Enter commands in enable mode

[X] Save device output to file [Specify the log file name here]

[X] Overwrite existing capture file

[X] Answer yes to any confirmation prompts

[X] Stop on error


Please Note :
   1) The use of Meta Variables.
      %ctGroupName = Device Group Name
      %ctDeviceName = Device Name
      %ctCR = Carrage Return
   2) The use of the backward slash in the filename to specify a subfolder within the TFTP Upload folder.
   3) The use of the %ctCR variable to send a <CR> to the device to activate the TFTP session.
   4) The Device.TFTP.Upload Config Activity could also be used to upload an IOS to a device.