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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
set config mode
set config mode
To change the configuration mode from a binary model to a text model or to automatically save the
system configuration in text mode in NVRAM, use the set config mode command.
set config mode binary
set config mode text {nvram | device:file-id}
set config mode text auto-save {enable | disable}
set config mode text auto-save interval mins
Syntax Description
Defaults The default setting of this command is binary, saving the configuration to NVRAM.
The number of minutes between occurrences of saving the text configuration in NVRAM is 30 minut es.
Command Types Switch command.
Command Modes Privileged.
Usage Guidelines You can specify the time interval between occurrences of saving the text configuration in NVRAM e v en
if the system is in binary mode. If you do not specify the number of minutes after entering the interval
keyword, the interval is set to the default of 30 minutes.
The text configuration is not saved automatically in NVRAM unless the auto -sa v e featu re i s enabled . To
enable the auto-save feature, you must first set the system configuration mode to text and configure the
system to save the text configuration in NVRAM. If the system configuration mode is set to a binary
model, you cannot enable the auto-save feature.
binary Sets the system configuration mode to a binary model.
text Sets the system configuration mode to a text model.
nvram Specifies the saved configuration be stored in NVRAM.
device:file-id Name of the device and filename where the saved configuration will be stored.
auto-save Specifies saving the text configuration in NVRAM automatically.
enable Enables saving the text configuration in NVRAM automatically.
disable Disables saving the text configuration in NVRAM automatically.
interval Sets the time interval between occurrences of saving the text configuration in
NVRAM; see the “Usage Guidelines” section for more information.
mins (Optional) Number of minutes between occurrences of saving the text configuration
in NVRAM; valid values are from 30 minutes to 64800 minutes (45 days).