Enabling Configuration Auto-Update; Saving Configuration By Using Different Methods - HP 5830 Series Configuration Manual

Enabling configuration auto-update

The configuration auto-update function enables all subordinate devices to automatically save the running
configuration as the master device does when you execute the save [ safely ] [ backup | main ] [ force ]
command or the save filename all command. If this function is disabled, only the master device saves the
configuration.
To ensure configuration consistency, HP recommends enabling the function.
To enable configuration auto-update:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable configuration
auto-update.

Saving configuration by using different methods

When saving the running configuration to a configuration file, you can specify the file as the next-startup
configuration file.
If you are specifying the file as the next-startup configuration file, use one of the following methods to
save the configuration:
Fast mode—Use the save command without the safely keyword. In this mode, the device overwrites
•
the target next-startup configuration file without taking any data loss prevention measure. If a reboot
or power failure occurs during this process, the next-startup configuration file is lost. You must
re-specify a new startup configuration file after the device reboots (see
file for the next
Safe mode—Use the save command with the safely keyword. Safe mode is slower than fast mode,
•
but more secure. In safe mode, the system saves configuration in a temporary file and starts
overwriting the target next-startup configuration file after the save operation is complete. If a reboot
or power failure occurs during the save operation, the next-startup configuration file is still retained.
Use the safe mode if the power source is not reliable or you are remotely configuring the device.
The configuration file extension must be .cfg.
To save the running configuration, perform either of the following tasks in any view:
Task
Save the running configuration to a
configuration file without
specifying the file as a next-startup
configuration file.
Command
system-view
slave auto-update config
startup").
Command
save file-url [ all | slot slot-number ]
87
Remarks
N/A
By default, this function is
enabled.
"Specifying a configuration
Remarks
The save command executed with
only the file-url argument saves the
running configuration only to the
specified path, regardless of
whether the configuration
auto-update function has been
enabled.