Cabletron Systems 9032578-05 manual Chapter Introduction, Configuration Files

Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter provides information that you need to know before configuring the SmartSwitch Router (SSR). If you have not yet installed the SSR, use the instructions in the SmartSwitch Router Getting Started Guide to install the chassis and perform basic setup tasks, then return to this manual for more detailed configuration information.

Configuration Files

The SmartSwitch Router Getting Started Guide introduced the following configuration files used by the SSR:

•Startup – The configuration file that the SSR uses to configure itself when the system is powered on. The Startup configuration remains even when the system is rebooted.

•Active – The commands from the Startup configuration file and any configuration commands that you have made active from the scratchpad. The active configuration remains in effect until you power down or reboot the system.

•Scratchpad – The configuration commands you have entered during a CLI session. These commands are temporary and do not become active until you explicitly make them part of the active configuration.

Note: Because some commands depend on other commands for successful execution, the SSR scratchpad simplifies system configuration by allowing you to enter configuration commands in any order, even when dependencies exist. When you activate the commands in the scratchpad, the SSR sorts out the dependencies and executes the command in the proper sequence.

Entering commands and saving configuration files are discussed in more detail in the following section.

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