# scp files with copy **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 9, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-files-with-copy/22238 "2016-08-09T00:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_Marquez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Eric\_Marquez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Marquez)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-files-with-copy/22238/1 "2016-08-09T00:36:42Z")
I'm attempting to copy a large file to a remote SCP server(Cisco Nexus Switch). I verified I can copy it using SCP but I have a large number of server to copy the files too. The server also happens to be a switch that accepts will receive packages via SCP. Reading the Ansible Docs it looks like the copy command should work but it's not from what I can tell. - copy: src:/my/local/path/file dest:/remote/path This should work but I'm seeing Ansible attempt to copy it to the local file system and not the remote filesystem. How do I force it to send the file to the remote server? copy.yml - name: copy firmware   hosts: all   remote\_user: admin   gather\_facts: no   connection: local   roles:     - copyfirmware roles/copyfirmware/ └── tasks     └── main.yml - copy: src=/srv/tftpboot/n3000-uk9.6.0.2.U6.6.bin dest=/n3000-uk9.6.0.2.U6.6.bin Ansible/cisco/nexus$ ansible-playbook copyfirmware.yml --limit 3132hl-3-2a -vvvv Using ....Ansible/cisco/nexus/ansible.cfg as config file Loaded callback default of type stdout, v2.0 PLAYBOOK: copyfirmware.yml \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 1 plays in copyfirmware.yml PLAY [copy firmware] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [copyfirmware : copy firmware to switch scp server] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* task path: /home/test/Solutions.Network.Automation/MAS/Ansible/cisco/nexus/roles/copyfirmware/tasks/main.yml:3 \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: test \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347 `" ) && sleep 0' \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> PUT /tmp/tmpKR6wkE TO /home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347/stat \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 LC\_ALL=en\_US.UTF-8 LC\_MESSAGES=en\_US.UTF-8 /usr/bin/python /home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347/stat; rm -rf "/home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.81-164755256977347/" \> /dev/null 2\>&1 && sleep 0' \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650 `" ) && sleep 0' \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> PUT /srv/tftpboot/n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin TO /home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650/source \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> PUT /tmp/tmpTFBEdq TO /home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650/copy \<2001:4898:5808:ff94::3\> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'LANG=en\_US.UTF-8 LC\_ALL=en\_US.UTF-8 LC\_MESSAGES=en\_US.UTF-8 /usr/bin/python /home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650/copy; rm -rf "/home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650/" \> /dev/null 2\>&1 && sleep 0' fatal: [3132hl-3-2a]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "checksum": "c86f4bee0935fa724f8ab93d76c950fe7ef3a5cb", "failed": true, "invocation": {"module\_args": {"backup": false, "content": null, "delimiter": null, "dest": "/n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin", "directory\_mode": null, "follow": false, "force": true, "group": null, "mode": null, "original\_basename": "n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin", "owner": null, "regexp": null, "remote\_src": null, "selevel": null, "serole": null, "setype": null, "seuser": null, "src": "/home/test/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1470702388.93-56507575004650/source", "validate": null}}, "msg": "Destination / not writable"} NO MORE HOSTS LEFT \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* [WARNING]: Could not create retry file 'copyfirmware.retry'. [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '' PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 3132hl-3-2a : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 SCP from Ansible server using the CLI: scp /srv/tftpboot/n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin admin@x.x.x.59:/n3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin The authenticity of host 'x.x.x.59 (x.x.x.59)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is SHA256:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added 'x.x.x.59' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. 3000-uk9-kickstart.6.0.2.U6.6.bin 100% 36MB 269.9KB/s 02:17 ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scp-files-with-copy/22238/2 "2016-08-09T07:58:46Z")
The reason the copy is to the local file system is this. Here you say all host should use connection local.