Reloading A Security Context; Reloading By Clearing The Configuration; Reloading By Removing And Re-Adding The Context - Cisco PIX 500 Series Configuration Manual

Managing Security Contexts
To change the URL for a context, perform the following steps:
Step 1 If you do not want to merge the configuration, change to the context and clear its configuration by
entering the following commands. If you want to perform a merge, skip to Step 2.
hostname# changeto context name
hostname/ name # configure terminal
hostname/ name (config)# clear configure all
If required, change to the system execution space by entering the following command:
Step 2
hostname/ name (config)# changeto system
To enter the context configuration mode for the context you want to change, enter the following
Step 3
command:
hostname(config)# context name
To enter the new URL, enter the following command:
Step 4
hostname(config)# config-url new_url
The system immediately loads the context so that it is running.

Reloading a Security Context

You can reload the context in two ways:
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This section includes the following topics:
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Reloading by Clearing the Configuration

To reload the context by clearing the context configuration, and reloading the configuration from the
URL, perform the following steps:
Step 1 To change to the context that you want to reload, enter the following command:
hostname# changeto context name
To access configuration mode, enter the following command:
Step 2
hostname/ name # configure terminal
To clear the running configuration, enter the following command:
Step 3
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Clear the running configuration and then import the startup configuration.
This action clears most attributes associated with the context, such as connections and NAT tables.
Remove the context from the system configuration.
This action clears additional attributes, such as memory allocation, which might be useful for
troubleshooting. However, to add the context back to the system requires you to respecify the URL
and interfaces.
Reloading by Clearing the Configuration, page 6-14
Reloading by Removing and Re-adding the Context, page 6-15
Chapter 6 Adding and Managing Security Contexts
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