def load_merge_candidate(self, filename=None, config=None):
self.config_replace = False<EOL>return_status, msg = self._load_candidate_wrapper(source_file=filename,<EOL>source_config=config,<EOL>dest_file=self.merge_cfg,<EOL>file_system=self.dest_file_system)<EOL>if not return_status:<EOL><INDENT>raise MergeConfigException(msg)<EOL><DEDENT>
SCP file to remote device.

Merge configuration in: copy <file> running-config