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Managing configuration files
Overview
You can manage configuration files from the CLI or the BootWare menu. The following information
explains how to manage configuration files from the CLI.
A configuration file saves a set of commands for configuring software features on the device. You
can save any configuration to a configuration file so the configuration can survive a reboot. You can
also back up configuration files to a host for future use.
Configuration types
The device has the following types of configurations:
•
Initial configuration.
•
Factory defaults.
•
Startup configuration.
•
Running configuration.
Initial configuration
Initial configuration is the collection of initial default settings for the configuration commands in
software.
The device starts up with the initial configuration if you enter the BootWare menu and select the
Skip
Current System Configuration
option. In this situation, the device might also be described as
starting up with empty configuration.
No commands are available to display the initial configuration. To view the initial default settings for
the configuration commands, see the Default sections in the command references.
Factory defaults
Factory defaults are custom basic settings that came with the device. Factory defaults vary by device
models and might differ from the initial default settings for the commands.
The device starts up with the factory defaults if it does not have a next-startup configuration file or all
the specified next-startup configuration files are corrupt or deleted.
To display the factory defaults, use the
display default-configuration
command.
Startup configuration
The device uses startup configuration to configure software features during startup. After the device
starts up, you can specify the configuration file to be loaded at the next startup. This configuration file
is called the next-startup configuration file. The configuration file that has been loaded is called the
current startup configuration file.
You can display the startup configuration by using one of the following methods:
•
To display the contents of the current startup configuration file, execute the
display
current-configuration
command before changing the configuration after the device reboots.
•
To display the contents of the next-startup configuration file, use the
display
saved-configuration
command.
•
Use the
display startup
command to display names of the current startup configuration file and
next-startup configuration files. Then, you can use the
more
command to display the contents
of the specified startup configuration file.
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