Managing Configuration Files; Overview; Configuration Types - HP FlexFabric 7900 Series Configuration Manual

Managing configuration files

You can use the CLI or the BootWare menus to manage configuration files. This chapter explains how to
manage configuration files from the CLI.

Overview

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" in this chapter.
Startup configuration
The device uses startup configuration to configure software features during startup.
The following are sources of startup configuration:
• Initial settings—Initial values, states, or no configured values for parameters. If the device starts up
with empty configuration, all parameters use their initial settings at startup.
Default configuration file—Contains factory defaults, which are product-specific default settings
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that are different from initial settings. The file is included in the .ipe software image file and is not
accessible to users. If you do not configure the device to start up with empty configuration or a
startup configuration file, the device loads the default configuration file to configure features at
startup. If a parameter is not included in the file, the device uses its initial setting.
Startup configuration file—Configuration file you specify in the BootWare menus or CLI for startup.
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The file 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
No commands are available to display the initial settings. For more information about initial settings, see
the "Default" sections in the command references.
To view the product-specific settings in the default configuration file, use the display default-configuration
command.
To view the current startup configuration file and the next-startup configuration files, use the display
startup command.
To view 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.
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