H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches - Manual (Page 109)

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Configuration file content organization and format
IMPORTANT:
To run on the switch, a configuration file must meet the content and format requirements of the switch. To
ensure a successful configuration load at startup, use a configuration file created on the switch. If you edit
the configuration file, make sure all edits are compliant with the requirements of the switch.
A configuration file must meet the following requirements:
• All commands are saved in their complete form.
• Commands are sorted in sections by view, typically in this order: system view, interface view,
protocol views, and user interface view.
• Sections are separated with one or multiple blank lines or comment lines that start with a pound
sign (#).
• The configuration file ends with the word return.
You can execute the save command to save the running configuration to a configuration file. To make
sure the configuration file can be loaded, H3C recommends that you not edit the content and format of
the configuration file.
Startup with a configuration file
The switch selects the configuration file to load at startup, as follows:
1. If you have specified a startup configuration file that already exists on the storage media, the
switch starts up with this startup configuration file.
2. If the specified startup configuration file does not exist, the switch starts up with the factory defaults.
FIPS compliance
The switch supports the FIPS mode that complies with NIST FIPS 140-2 requirements. Support for features,
commands, and parameters might differ in FIPS mode and non-FIPS mode. For more information about
FIPS mode, see Security Configuration Guide.
Saving the running configuration
To make configuration changes take effect at the next startup of the switch, save the running configuration
to the next-startup configuration file before the switch reboots.
Complete the following tasks to save the running configuration:
Task Remarks
Enabling configuration auto-update
Optional.
Perform this task to ensure configuration
consistency across MPUs.
Saving configuration by using different methods Required.