Activating The Configuration Commands In The Scratchpad; Saving The Active Configuration To The Startup Configuration File - Cabletron Systems 2000 Getting Started Manual

• Scratchpad – The configuration commands you have entered during a management
session. These commands do not become active until you explicitly activate them.
Because some commands depend on other commands for successful execution, the
SSR 2000 scratchpad simplifies system configuration by allowing you to enter
configuration commands in any order, even when dependencies exist. When you
activate the commands in the scratchpad, the SSR 2000 sorts out the dependencies and
executes the command in the proper sequence.

Activating the Configuration Commands in the Scratchpad

The configuration commands you have entered using procedures in this chapter are in the
Scratchpad but have not yet been activated. Use the following procedure to activate the
configuration commands in the scratchpad:
1. Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI.
2. Ensure that you are in Configure mode by entering the configure command in the
CLI.
3. Enter the save active command.
If you exit Configure mode (by entering the exit command or pressing Ctrl+Z) before
activating any of your changes in the scratchpad, the CLI will ask you whether you
want to make the changes in the scratchpad active by displaying the following
message:
Do you want to make the changes Active [yes]?
4. Enter yes or y to activate the changes.

Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File

After you save the configuration commands in the scratchpad, the SSR 2000 executes the
commands and makes the corresponding configuration changes. However, if you power
down or reboot the SSR 2000, the new changes are lost. Use the following procedure to
save the changes into the Startup configuration file so that the SSR 2000 reinstates the
changes when you reboot the software.
1. Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI.
2. Enter the copy active to startup command to copy the configuration changes in the
Active configuration to the Startup configuration.
The CLI displays the following message:
Are you sure you want to overwrite the Startup configuration [no]?
3. Enter yes or y to save the changes.
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