
You can add comments to a configuration file describing the commands you have entered. Precede a comment with an exclamation point (!).
Use the following commands to configure the software from the terminal.
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configure | Enters global configuration mode and select the terminal option. |
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Switch(config)# | The global configuration prompt. Enter the necessary configuration |
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copy | Saves the configuration file to your startup configuration. On most |
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end or press | Exits global configuration mode. |
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In the following example, the hostname command is used to change the hostname from "Switch" to "new_name". By pressing
Switch# configure
Switch(config)# hostname new_name new_name(config)# end
new_name# copy running-config startup-config
When the startup configuration is in NVRAM, it stores the current configuration information in text format as configuration commands, recording only
5.2.2 Copying Configuration Files to a Network Server
You can copy configuration files from the switch to a file server using TFTP. You might wish to back up a current configuration file to a server before changing its contents, thereby allowing you to later restore the original configuration file from the server.
Important: TFTP is not a secure protocol. Your server IP address and configuration file name will not be protected over the public Internet. Use TFTP only on a trusted LAN connection.
To specify that the running or startup configuration file be stored on a TFTP network server, use the following commands in the EXEC mode. (Note: Copying the startup configuration file to the current running configuration merges the two files. You should keep a copy of the
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