Managing Configuration Files; Overview; Configuration Types - HP 5920 series Fundamentals Configuration Manual

Managing configuration files

Overview

You can use the CLI or the Boot menu to manage configuration files. This chapter explains how to
manage configuration files from the CLI.
A configuration file saves a set of commands for configuring software features on the device. You can
save any configuration to a configuration file so they can survive a reboot. You can also back up
configuration files to a host for future use.

Configuration types

The configuration loaded at startup is called "startup configuration" and the configuration that is running
on the device is called "running configuration."
Startup configuration
The device uses startup configuration to configure software features during startup.
The following are sources of startup configuration:
Initial settings—Initial values or states for parameters. If the device starts up with empty
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configuration, all parameters use their initial settings at startup.
No commands are available to display the initial settings. For more information about these
settings, see the "Default" sections in the command references.
• Factory defaults—Product-specific default settings that are different from initial settings. The factory
defaults are included in the .ipe software image file. If you do not configure the device to start up
with the initial settings or a startup configuration file, the device loads the factory defaults to
configure features at startup. If a parameter is not included in the factory defaults, the device uses
its initial settings.
To display the factory defaults, use the display default-configuration command.
Startup configuration file—Configuration file you specify in the Boot menu or CLI for startup. The file
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is called the "next-startup configuration file." After the file is loaded at startup, it is also called the
"current startup configuration file." For high availability, you can specify two next-startup
configuration files, one main and one backup (see
To display the names of the current startup configuration file and the next-startup configuration files,
use the display startup command.
To display the contents of the configuration file for the next system startup, use the display
saved-configuration command. This command does not display settings that have not been saved
to the main next-startup configuration file.
Running configuration
The running configuration includes startup settings that have not been changed and new settings you
made. The running configuration is stored in the memory and is cleared at a device reboot or power off.
To use the running configuration after a power cycling or reboot, save it to a configuration file.
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