Chapter 4. Configuration Commands - Lenovo RackSwitch G8264CS Cli Command Reference

Chapter 4. Configuration Commands

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This chapter discusses how to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) for making,
viewing and saving switch configuration changes. Many of the commands,
although not new, display more or different information than in the previous
version. Important differences are called out in the text.
Table 140.
General Configuration Commands
Command Syntax and Usage
copy active­config running­config
Copy the active configuration to the current (running) configuration.
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy active­config <TFTP server filepath> [data­port|mgt­port]
Backs up the active configuration to a file on the specified TFTP server.
For example:
copy active­config tftp://10.72.97.135:/directory/config.txt mgt­port
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy <TFTP server filepath> active­config [data­port|mgt­port]
Restores the active configuration from a file on the specified TFTP server.
For example:
copy tftp://10.72.97.135:/directory/config.txt active­config mgt­port
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy backup­config running­config
Copy the backup configuration to the current (running) configuration.
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy backup­config <TFTP server filepath> [data­port|mgt­port]
Backs up the backup configuration to a file on the specified TFTP server.
For example:
copy backup­config tftp://10.72.97.135:/directory/config.txt mgt­port
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy <TFTP server filepath> backup­config [data­port|mgt­port]
Restores the backup configuration from a file on the specified TFTP server.
For example:
copy tftp://10.72.97.135:/directory/config.txt backup­config mgt­port
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
copy running­config backup­config
Copy the current (running) configuration from switch memory to the
backup­config partition. For details, see page
Command mode: Privileged EXEC
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