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Specifying a startup configuration file to be used at
the next system startup
To specify a startup configuration file to be used at the next system startup, use the following guidelines:
•
Use the
save
command. If you save the running configuration to the specified configuration file in
the interactive mode, the system automatically sets the file as the startup configuration file to be used
at the next system startup (the system sets the file as the main startup configuration file to be used at
the next system startup).
•
Use the command dedicated to specify a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup,
which is described in the following table:
Follow the step below to specify a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Specify a startup configuration file
to be used at the next system
startup of all member devices
startup saved-configuration
cfgfile
[
backup
|
main
]
Required
Available in user view
CAUTION:
A configuration file must use
.cfg
as its extension name and the startup configuration file must be saved in
the root directory of the storage media.
Backing up the startup configuration file
The backup function allows you to copy the startup configuration file to be used at the next startup from
the device to the TFTP server.
The backup operation backs up the main startup configuration file to the TFTP server for devices
supporting main and backup startup configuration files.
Follow the step below to back up the startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Back up the startup configuration
file to be used at the next startup to
the specified TFTP server
backup startup-configuration to
dest-addr
[
dest-
filename
]
Required
Available in user view.
This command is not supported in
FIPS mode.
NOTE:
Before the backup operation:
•
Make sure that the server is reachable and enabled with TFTP service, and the client has the read and
write permission.
•
Use the
display startup
command (in user view) to check whether you have specified a startup
configuration file to be used at the next startup. If the file is set as NULL or does not exist, the backup
operation fails.