Saving Configuration Changes; Where To Go Next; Chapter 4 General Switch Administration - Cisco WS-C2955T-12 Software Manual

Saving Configuration Changes

To access the CLI from a web browser, follow these steps:
Step 1 Start one of the supported browsers.
In the URL field, enter the IP address of the command switch.
Step 2
When the Cisco Systems Access page appears, click Telnet to start a Telnet session.
Step 3
You can also access the CLI by clicking Web Console - HTML access to the command line interface
from the Cisco Systems Access page. For information about the Cisco Systems Access page, see the
"Accessing CMS" section on page 2-32
(http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm).
Step 4 Enter the switch password.
The User EXEC prompt appears on the management station.
Saving Configuration Changes
The switch Flash memory stores the IOS image, the startup configuration file (config.txt file), and helper
files.
The show command always displays the running configuration of the switch. When you make a
configuration change to a switch or switch cluster, the change becomes part of the running configuration.
The change does not automatically become part of the config.txt file in Flash memory, which is the
startup configuration used each time the switch restarts. If you do not save your changes to Flash
memory, they are lost when the switch restarts.
To save all configuration changes to Flash memory, you must enter the write memory command in
privileged EXEC mode.
Note The write memory command does not apply to the Catalyst 1900 and Catalyst 2820 switches, which
automatically save configuration changes to Flash memory as they occur.
Tip As you make cluster configuration changes, make sure you periodically save the configuration. The
configuration is saved on the command and member switches.

Where to Go Next

Before configuring the switch, refer to these places for start-up information:
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The rest of this guide provides information about and CLI procedures for the software features supported
in this release. For CMS procedures and window descriptions, refer to the online help.
Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide
3-8
Switch release notes on Cisco.com
(http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm):
– CMS software requirements
– Procedures for running the setup program
Procedures for browser configuration
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Procedures for accessing CMS
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Chapter 4, "General Switch Administration"
and the release notes
Chapter 3 Getting Started with the CLI
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