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■ Use the display startup command (in user view) to verify if you have set the 
startup configuration file, and use the dir command to verify if this file exists. If 
the file is set as NULL or does not exist, the backup will be unsuccessful.
Restoring the startup configuration file
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■ Before restoring a configuration file, you should ensure that the server is 
reachable, the server is enabled with TFTP service, and the client has permission 
to read and write.
■ After the command is successfully executed, you can use the display startup 
command (in user view) to verify if the filename of the startup configuration 
file is the same with the filename argument, and use the dir command to verify 
if the restored file exists.
Displaying and 
Maintaining Device 
Configuration
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For detailed description of the display this and display current-configuration 
commands, refer to “Displaying and Maintaining Device Management 
Configuration” on page 1043.
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Restore the startup 
configuration file 
restore 
startup-configuration from 
src-addr filename 
Required
Available in user view
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Display the configuration file 
saved in the storage device 
display saved-configuration 
[ by-linenum ] 
Available in any 
view 
Display the configuration file 
used for this and next startup 
display startup  Available in any 
view 
Display the validated 
configuration in current view 
display this [ by-linenum ]  Available in any 
view 
Display current configuration  display current-configuration 
[[configuration [ configuration ] | 
controller | interface [ interface-type ] 
[ interface-number ]] [by-linenum ] [ | 
{ begin | include | exclude } text ]] 
Available in any 
view