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Configuration Files
This chapter describes how to update configuration files. It includes the following sections:
•Working with Configuration Files, page 11-1
•Saving the Configuration File, page 11-1
•Copying the Configuration File, page 11-2
Working with Configuration Files
Configuration files can contain some or all of the commands needed to configure one or more switches.
For example, you might want to download the same configuration file to several switches that have the
same hardware configuration so that they have identical module and port configurations.
You can configure a switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family by using configuration files you create or
download from another switch. In addition, you can store configuration files on a bootflash device on
the supervisor module and you can configure the switch using a configuration stored on an external
CompactFlash disk. Before you begin downloading a configuration file using a remote server, do the
following:
•Ensure the configuration file to be downloaded is in the correct directory on the remote server.
•Ensure that the permissions on the file are set correctly. Permissions on the file should be set to
world-read.
•Ensure the switch has a route to the remote server. The switch and the remote server must be in the
same subnetwork if you do not have a router or default gateway to route traffic between subnets.
•Check connectivity to the remote server using the ping command.
Saving the Configuration File
To copy the configuration file, follow these steps:
Step 1 In Device Manager, select Admin > Save Configuration.
You see the message “Really save running to startup configuration?”
Step 2 Click Yes to save the configuration. Click No to close the popup without saving the configuration.