Cisco N9K – Transfer Files between Switches

1. Add User

switch(config)# username test password test1234 role network-admin
switch# show user-account

2. Enable SSH

switch(config)# ssh key rsa 2048
### ssh feature is enabled by default
switch(config)# feature ssh
switch# show ssh key

switch(config)# ssh login-attempts 5
switch# show running-config security

3. Enable SCP

switch(config)# feature scp-server

switch# copy bootflash:nxos64-cs.10.4.4.M.bin scp://admin@1.1.1.2/nxos64-cs.10.4.4.M.bin
Enter vrf (If no input, current vrf 'default' is considered): 
User Access Verification
(admin@1.1.1.2) Password: 
nxos64-cs.10.4.4.M.bin                       100% 2654MB   2.2MB/s   20:20     
Copy complete, now saving to disk (please wait)...
Copy complete.

Reference

• Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)
• Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 10.4(x)