Working with configuration files – Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) User Manual
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Creating and Managing Files
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
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To specify a backup configuration file, use the command:
where URL specifies the name and location of a configuration file.
You can change the content of the file set as the startup-config file by:
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entering commands directly into the CLI, then saving this configuration using the
command:
This command saves the device’s dynamic configuration into the file that is currently
configured as the startup-config file.
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writing commands into a configuration file (see
“Creating a configuration file”
below), then using the command:
This command saves the script from the source file into the file that is currently
configured as the startup-config file.
To display the name of the configuration file that is set to execute when the device
restarts, enter the command:
To see the commands in the startup-config file, use the command:
To erase the file set as the startup-config file, use the command:
At the next restart that occurs after you’ve erased the file, the device loads the
configuration in the file default.cfg. This file is set on the system as a backup
configuration file that loads if no other file is set as the startup-config file.
Working with configuration files
When you use the CLI or GUI to configure your device, it stores this dynamic configuration
as a list of commands called the running-config. To view the device’s running-config, use
the command:
If you turn off the device or restart it, any unsaved changes to the running-config are lost.
To save the running-config as a configuration script, use the command:
awplus(config)#
backup URL
awplus#
startup-config
awplus#
copy SOURCE-URL startup-config
awplus#
awplus#
awplus#
awplus#
show running-config
awplus#
copy running-config destination-url