Cisco 11503 - CSS Content Services Switch

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Cisco Content Services Switch Administration Guide
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Chapter 1 Managing the CSS Software
Using the Running-Config and Startup-Config Files
Using the Running-Config and Startup-Config Files
When you make configuration changes, the CSS places those changes in a virtual
running configuration file (running-config). Before you log out or reboot the CSS,
you must copy the contents of the running-config file to the startup-config file
(startup-config) to save configuration changes. The CSS uses the startup
configuration file on subsequent reboots.
This section includes the following topics:
• Saving the Running-Config to the Startup-Config File
• Copying the Running- and Startup-Config Files
• Clearing the Running-Config and Startup-Config Files
• Showing the Running Configuration
• Showing the Startup Configuration
• Creating a Running-Config or Startup-Config File Using a Text Editor
• Finding an IP Address in the Running-Config File
Saving the Running-Config to the Startup-Config File
To save the running-config file to the startup-config file on the CSS disk, use one
of the following commands:
• copy running-config startup-config - Copies the contents of the
running-config file to the startup-config file. The CSS uses the startup
configuration upon reboot. If you do not copy the contents of the
running-config file to the startup-config file before you reboot, changes to the
running configuration are lost. This command is available in SuperUser
mode.
• write memory - Copies the contents of the running-config file to the
startup-config file (similar to the copy running-config startup-config
command). In addition, the write memory command also archives the startup
configuration file to the archive directory on the CSS (similar to the archive
startup-config command, see the “Archiving Files to the Archive Directory”
section).