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Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup
64 SmartSwitch Router 2000 Getting Started Guide
8. Enter yes or y to activate the changes.
9. To display the active configuration, enter the system show active-config command,
as shown in the following example:
Changes in the active configuration take effect on the running system but will not be
restored following a reboot.
10. To ensure that changes are restored following a reboot, you must save the active
database to the Startup configuration file by taking the following steps:
a. Enter the exit command to return to Enable mode.
b. Enter the copy active to startup command.
The CLI displays the following message:
11. Enter yes or y to add the active configuration to the Startup configuration file.
Note:
You also can save active changes to the Startup configuration file from within
Configure mode by entering the
save startup command.
See “Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File” on page 74 for
more information about the scratchpad, active database, and Startup configuration.
Setting Up SNMP Community Strings
To use SNMP to manage the SSR 2000, you need to set up an SNMP community on the
SSR 2000. Otherwise, the SSR 2000’s SNMP agent runs in local trap process mode until
you disable it using the
snmp stop command. In addition, if you want to be able to access
the SNMP traps issued by the SSR 2000’s SNMP agent, you need to specify the IP address
of the target for the SNMP traps.
To add the SNMP community string and specify the target for traps, take the following
steps:
1. Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI.
ctron-ssr-1# system show active-config
Running system configuration:
!
! Last modified from Console on Mon Jan 19 11:55:35 1998
!
1 : system set name "ctron-ssr-1"
2 : system set location "Sunnyvale, CA"
3 : system set contact "John Smith"
Are you sure you want to overwrite the Startup configuration [no]?