Cisco Systems A9KMOD80TR, ASR 9000, A9K24X10GETR Entering Configuration Changes, page, 3-17

Chapter 3 Configuring General Router Features

Managing Configuration Sessions

F I N A L D R A F T — C i s c o C o n f i d e n t i a l

Figure 3-2 Two-Stage Configuration Process

EXEC mode

Administration

mode

Global

configuration

mode

Administration configuration mode

Stage 1:

Enter configuration changes or load a saved configuration.

Save configuration changes to a file.

Stage 2: "Commit" changes to the running configuration.

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Global configuration mode configures RSP-level features, such as routing protocols and interfaces. Administration configuration mode assigns hardware components to RSPs.

The following sections describe management options for configuration sessions:

•Entering Configuration Changes, page 3-17

•Viewing Active Configuration Sessions, page 3-19

•Starting a Configuration Session, page 3-20

•Starting an Exclusive Configuration Session, page 3-21

•Viewing Configuration Details, page 3-21

•Saving the Target Configuration to a File, page 3-26

•Loading the Target Configuration from a File, page 3-27

•Loading an Alternative Configuration at System Startup, page 3-27

•Clearing All Changes to a Target Configuration, page 3-27

•Committing Changes to the Running Configuration, page 3-28

•Exiting a Configuration Submode, page 3-31

•Returning Directly to Configuration Mode from a Submode, page 3-31

•Configuring the RSP Hostname, page 3-32

•Specifying the Management Ethernet Interface Name in CLI Commands, page 3-33

•Viewing the Available Management Ethernet Interfaces, page 3-34

•Configuring the Management Ethernet Interface, page 3-35

Entering Configuration Changes

You can make changes to a configuration and end up in one of two different modes, as follows:

1.Enter configuration changes.

2.The system prompts you to commit the changes.

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