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Enterasys X-Pedition 8000/8600 Getting Started Guide 99
Activating Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File
Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File
After you save the configuration commands in the scratchpad, the X-Pedition executes the
commands and makes the corresponding configuration changes. However, if you power down or
reboot the X-Pedition, the new changes are lost. Use the following procedure to save the changes
into the Startup configuration file so that the X-Pedition reinstates the changes when you reboot the
software.
1. Enter the enable command in the CLI to enter Enable mode.
2. Enter the copy active to startup command to copy the configuration changes in the Active
configuration to the Startup configuration.
3. Enter yes or y to save the changes. The new configuration changes are added to the Startup
configuration file stored in the X-Pedition’s boot flash.
Note: You also can save active changes to the Startup configuration file from within Configure
mode by entering the save startup command.
Viewing the Current Configuration
To view the current configuration:
1. Enter the enable command in the CLI to enter Enable mode.
2. Enter the system show active-config command to display the status of each command line.
The CLI displays the active configuration file with the following possible annotations:
– Commands without errors are displayed without any annotation.
– Commands with errors are annotated with an “E”.
– If a particular command is only partially applied, such that it can be expanded on additional
interfaces/modules, it is annotated with a “P” (i.e., “P:stp enable et.*.*”). For example, if
you enabled stp on all ports in the current system but the X-Pedition contains only 1
module, that particular command could be expanded at a later date when more modules are
added to the X-Pedition.
If you add more modules to the X-Pedition at a later date, then update the configuration file
to encompass all of the available modules in the X-Pedition, the “P:” annotation would
disappear when displaying the configuration file.
If a command originally configured to encompass all of the available modules on the
X-Pedition becomes only partially activated (after a Hot Swap or some such chassis
reconfiguration), the status of that command line will automatically change to indicate a
partial completion status.
Note: Commands with no annotation or annotated with a “P:” are not in error.