Creating And Using A Backup Configuration File; Erasing The Configuration File - Cisco 4215 - Intrusion Detection Sys Sensor Configuration Manual

Chapter 12 Working With Configuration Files
To restore the configuration file that you copied to the remote server:
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sensor# copy ftp://qa_user@10.89.146.1//tftpboot/update/qmaster89.cfg current-config
Password: ********
Warning: Copying over the current configuration may leave the box in an unstable state.
Would you like to copy current-config to backup-config before proceeding? [yes]:
Press Enter to copy the configuration file or type
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Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File

To protect your configuration, you can back up the current configuration and then display it to confirm
that is the configuration you want to save. If you need to restore this configuration, you can merge the
backup configuration file with the current configuration or overwrite the current configuration file with
the backup configuration file.
To back up your current configuration, follow these steps:
Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
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Save the current configuration:
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sensor# copy current-config backup-config
The current configuration is saved in a backup file.
Display the backup configuration file:
Step 3
sensor# more backup-config
The backup configuration file is displayed.
You can either merge the backup configuration with the current configuration, or you can overwrite the
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current configuration.
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Erasing the Configuration File

Use the erase [backup-config | current-config] command to delete a logical file.
The following options apply:
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To merge the backup configuration into the current configuration:
sensor# copy backup-config current-config
To overwrite the current configuration with the backup configuration:
sensor# copy /erase backup-config current-config
current-config—The current running configuration. The configuration becomes persistent as the
commands are entered.
backup-config—The storage location for the configuration backup.
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 5.0
Creating and Using a Backup Configuration File
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