Displaying the Current Configuration

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Working With Configuration Files

This chapter describes how to use commands that show, copy, and erase the configuration file. It contains the following sections:

•Displaying the Current Configuration, page 16-1

•Displaying the Current Submode Configuration, page 16-3

•Filtering the Current Configuration Output, page 16-16

•Filtering the Current Submode Configuration Output, page 16-18

•Displaying the Contents of a Logical File, page 16-19

•Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration File Using a Remote Server, page 16-22

•Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File, page 16-24

•Erasing the Configuration File, page 16-24

Note The CLI output is an example of what your configuration may look like. It will not match exactly due to the optional setup choices, sensor model, and IPS version you have installed.

Use the show configuration or the more current-configcommand to display the contents of the current configuration.

To display the contents of the current configuration, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the CLI.

Step 2 Display the current configuration.

sensor# show configuration

!------------------------------

!Current configuration last modified Fri Apr 19 19:01:05 2013

!------------------------------

!Version 7.2(1)

!Host:

!	Realm	Keys	key1.0
! Signature		Definition:
!	Signature Update		S697.0	2013-02-15

!------------------------------

service interface

	Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

OL-29168-01		16-1
OL-29168-01		16-1

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Displaying the Current Configuration, 16-1

Models: IPS4510K9

Working With Configuration Files