Creating Snapshot Configuration Files

Working With Configuration Files

 

 

 

 

Creating Snapshot Configuration Files

You can generate a list of configurations currently running on the switch by using the configuration snapshot command. A snapshot is a text file that lists commands issued to the switch during the current login session.

Note. A user must have read and write permission for the configuration family of commands to generate a snapshot file for those commands. See the “Switch Security” chapter of this manual for further informa- tion on permissions to specific command families.

Snapshot Feature List

You can specify the snapshot file so it will capture the CLI commands for one or more switch features or for all network features. To generate a snapshot file for all network features, use the following syntax.

-> configuration snapshot all

To generate a snapshot file for specific features, select the appropriate syntax from the following list.

Snapshot Keywords

802.1q

ip-routing

rdp

aaa

ipmr

rip

aip

ipms

ripng

all

ipv6

session

bridge

linkagg

snmp

chassis

module

stp

health

ospf

system

interface

pmm

vlan

ip

policy

vrrp

ip-helper

qos

webmgt

 

 

 

You may enter more than one network feature in the command line. Separate each feature with a space (and no comma). The following command will generate a snapshot file listing current configurations for the vlan, qos, and snmp command families.

-> configuration snapshot vlan qos snmp

You can verify that a new snapshot file is created by using the ls command to list all files in the /flash directory.

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