Management Of Configuration File; Saving The Current Configuration - 3Com 4210 9-Port Configuration Manual

When setting the configuration file for next startup, you can specify to use the main or backup
configuration file.
Startup with the configuration file
When booting, the system chooses the configuration files following the rules below:
1) If the main configuration file exists, the device initializes with this configuration.
2) If the main configuration file does not exist but the backup configuration file exists, the device
initializes with the backup configuration.
3) If neither the main nor the backup configuration file exists, if the default configuration file config.def
exists, the switch initializes with the default configuration file; if the default configuration file does
not exist, the switch starts up without loading the configuration file.

Management of Configuration File

Table 1-1 Complete these tasks to configure configuration file management

Saving the Current Configuration

Erasing the Startup Configuration File
Specifying a Configuration File for Next Startup
Saving the Current Configuration
You can modify the configuration on your device at the command line interface (CLI). To use the
modified configuration for your subsequent startups, you must save it (using the save command) as a
configuration file.
Table 1-2 Save current configuration
Operation
Save current
configuration
Modes in saving the configuration
Fast saving mode. This is the mode when you use the save command without the safely keyword.
The mode saves the file quicker but is likely to lose the original configuration file if the device
reboots or the power fails during the process.
Safe mode. This is the mode when you use the save command with the safely keyword. The mode
saves the file slower but can retain the original configuration file in the device even if the device
reboots or the power fails during the process.
Task
Command
save [ cfgfile | [ safely ] [ backup |
main ] ]
1-2
Remarks
Optional
Optional
Optional
Description
Required
Available in any view