Managing The Configuration At The Cli; Saving Configuration Changes; Viewing The Configuration - Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Connecting to the Firewall Services Module and Managing the Configuration

Managing the Configuration at the CLI

The FWSM loads the configuration from a text file, called the startup configuration. This file resides in
the flash partition. When you enter a command, the change is made only to the running configuration in
memory. You must manually save the running configuration to the startup configuration for your changes
to remain after a reboot.
The information in this section applies to both single and multiple security contexts, except where noted.
Additional information about contexts is in
See the
configuration files.
This section includes the following topics:
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Saving Configuration Changes

To save your running configuration to the startup configuration, enter the following command:
FWSM# copy running-config startup-config
For multiple context mode, context startup configurations can reside on external servers. In this case, the
FWSM saves the configuration back to the server you identified in the context URL, except for an HTTP
or HTTPS URL, which do not allow you to save the configuration to the server.
The copy running-config startup-config command is equivalent to the write memory command.
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Viewing the Configuration

The following commands allow you to view the running and startup configurations.
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"Backing Up the Configuration" section on page 16-7
Saving Configuration Changes, page 3-3
Viewing the Configuration, page 3-3
Clearing and Removing Configuration Settings, page 3-4
Creating Text Configuration Files Offline, page 3-4
To view the running configuration, enter the following command:
FWSM# show running-config
To view the startup configuration, enter the following command:
FWSM# show startup-config
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and Cisco 7600 Series Router Firewall Services Module Configuration Guide
Managing the Configuration at the CLI
Chapter 5, "Managing Security Contexts."
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