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Configuration File Management
Wh n configuring configuration file
e
management, go to these sections for information you are
Introduction to Configuration File
interested in:
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Configuration Task List
Intro
s and stores user configurations performed to a switch. It also enables users
ions easily.
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The
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figuration, which refers to the user’s configuration during the operation of a switch. This
n Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM). It is removed when
Format of configuration file
f reading. They:
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ommand view. The commands that are of the same
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this order: system configuration section, logical interface configuration
rt configuration section, routing protocol configuration section, user interface
n file management function is user-friendly. With it,
Main/backup attribute of the configuration file
pared with the switch that only support one configuration file. You
f either main or backup
attribute is all
The
ations are concerned with the main/backup attributes:
duction to Configuration File
A configuration file record
to check switch configurat
pes of configuration
configuration of a switch falls into two types:
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Saved configuration, a configuration file used for initialization. If this file does not exist, the switch
starts up without loading any configuration file.
Current con
configuration is stored i
rebooting.
Configuration files are saved as text files for ease o
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Save configuration in the form of commands.
Save only non-default configuration settings.
The commands are grouped into sections by c
command view are grouped into one section. Sections are separated by comment lines. (A line is a
comment line if it starts with the character
#
.)
The sections are listed in
section, physical po
configuration, and so on.
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End with a return.
The operating interface provided by the configuratio
you can easily manage your configuration files.
Main and backup indicate the main and backup attribute of the configuration file respectively. A main
configuration file and a backup configuration file can coexist on the switch. As such, when the main
configuration file is missing or damaged, the backup file can be used instead. This increases the safety
and reliability of the file system com
can configure a file to have both main and backup attribute, but only one file o
owed on a switch.
following three situ
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