Replacing the running configuration with the startup configuration
If you want to back out of the changes you have made to the running configuration and return to the
startup configuration, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI.
device# reload
Logging changes to the startup-config file
You can configure a Brocade device to generate a Syslog message when the startup-config file is
changed. The trap is enabled by default.
The following Syslog message is generated when the startup-config file is changed.
startup-config was changed
If the startup-config file was modified by a valid user, the following Syslog message is generated.
startup-config was changed by
username
To disable or re-enable Syslog messages when the startup-config file is changed, use the following
command.
Syntax:[no] logging
enable
config-changed
Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server
To copy the startup-config or running-config file to or from a TFTP server, use the following method.
NOTE
For details about the
copy
command used with IPv6, refer to
Using the IPv6 copy command
on page
104.
NOTE
You can name the configuration file when you copy it to a TFTP server. However, when you copy a
configuration file from the server to a Brocade device, the file is always copied as "startup-config" or
"running-config", depending on which type of file you saved to the server.
To initiate transfers of configuration files to or from a TFTP server using the CLI, enter one of the
following commands:
•
copy startup-config tftp tftp-ip-addr filename
- Use this command to upload a copy of the startup
configuration file from the Layer 2 Switch or Layer 3 Switch to a TFTP server.
•
copy running-config tftp tftp-ip-addr filename
- Use this command to upload a copy of the
running configuration file from the Layer 2 Switch or Layer 3 Switch to a TFTP server.
•
copy tftp startup-config tftp-ip-addr filename
- Use this command to download a copy of the
startup configuration file from a TFTP server to a Layer 2 Switch or Layer 3 Switch.
NOTE
It is recommended to use a script or the
copy running-config tftp
command for extensive
configuration. You should not copy-paste configuration with more than 2000 characters into CLI.
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