Symptom

SCP copy command fails for large files > 2GB size to "invalid argument" ASR1009X#copy harddisk:/core/kernel.rp_RP3_0_20211003121438.core.gz scp: Address or name of remote host []? Destination username []? Destination filename [kernel.rp_RP3_0_20211003121438.core.gz]? Writing kernel.rp_RP3_0_20211003121438.core.gz %Error writing scp://*@/kernel.rp_RP3_0_20211003121438.core.gz (Invalid argument)

Conditions

IOS XE-based router platforms such as ISR4K, ASR1K., etc. are affected IOS XE 17.x - all branches are affected

Workaround

use TFTP instead

Further Problem Description