H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E - Manual (Page 180)

5
Configuring Parameters for Saving the Current Running
Configuration
Before the current running configuration is saved manually or automatically, the file path and filename
prefix must be configured. After that, the system saves the current running configuration with the specified
filename (filename prefix_serial number.cfg) to the specified path. The filename of a saved configuration
file is like 20080620archive_1.cfg, or 20080620archive_2.cfg. The saved configuration files
are numbered automatically, from 1 to 1,000 (with an increment of 1). If the serial number reaches 1,000,
it restarts from 1. If you change the path or filename prefix, or reboot the device, the saved file serial
number restarts from 1, and the system recounts the saved configuration files. If you change the path of
the saved configuration files, the files in the original path become common configuration files, and are
not processed as saved configuration files, and are not displayed when you view saved configuration
files.
The number of saved configuration files has an upper limit. After the maximum number of files is saved,
the system deletes the oldest files when the next configuration file is saved.
Follow these steps to configure parameters for saving the current running configuration:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Configure the path and filename
prefix for saving configuration files
archive configuration
location directory
filename-prefix filename-prefix
Required
By default, the path and filename
for saving configuration files are
not configured, and the system
does not save the configuration file
at a specified interval.
Set the maximum number of
configuration files that can be
saved
archive configuration max
file-number Optional
The default number is 5.
NOTE:
•
If the undo archive configuration location command is executed, the current running configuration can
neither be saved manually nor automatically, and the configuration by executing the archive
configuration interval and archive configuration max commands restores to the default, meanwhile, the
saved configuration files are cleared.
• The value of the file-number argument is determined by the memory space. You are recommended to set
a comparatively small value for the file-number argument if the available memory space is small.
Enabling Automatic Saving of the Running Configuration
You can configure the system to save the current running configuration at a specified interval, and use the
display archive configuration command to view the filenames and save time of the saved
configuration files, so as to roll back the current configuration to a previous configuration state.
Configure an automatic saving interval according to the storage medium performance and the frequency
of configuration modification:
• If the configuration of the device does not change frequently, manually save the current running
configuration as needed