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• The running configuration is nonpersistent.
• To save configuration changes, you must copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.
If you are not sure about the changes, you can copy the changes to a file, and apply the changes
later.
Displaying configurations
The following examples illustrate how to display the default, startup, and running configurations,
respectively.
Displaying the default configuration
To display the default configuration, enter the show file filename command in privileged EXEC mode.
switch# show file defaultconfig.novcs
switch# show file defaultconfig.vcs
Displaying the startup configuration
To display the contents of the startup configuration, enter the show startup-config command in
privileged EXEC mode.
switch# show startup-config
Displaying the running configuration
To display the contents of the running configuration, enter the show running-config command in the
privileged EXEC mode.
switch# show running-config
Saving configuration changes
Configuration changes are nonpersistent and are lost on reboot unless you save them permanently.
You have two options for saving configuration changes:
• Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration. The changes become effective upon
reboot.
• Copy the running configuration to a file, and apply it at some later date.
NOTE
Always make a backup copy of your running configuration before you upgrade or downgrade the
firmware.
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