Software Management
Saving Configurations While Using the CLI
Saving Configurations While Using the CLI
The switch operates with two configuration files:
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When you use the CLI to make a configuration change, the switch places the change in the running- config file. If you want to preserve the change across reboots, you must save the change to the startup- config file. Otherwise, the next time the switch reboots, the change will be lost. There are two ways to save configuration changes while using the CLI:
■Execute write memory from the Manager, Global, or Context configuration level.
■When exiting from the CLI to the Main Menu, press [Y] (for Yes) when you see the “save configuration” prompt:
Do you want to save current configuration [y/n] ?
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