Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Checkpoint

22
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
OL-27883-02
Chapter C Commands
checkpoint
checkpoint
To take a snapshot of the current running configuration and store the snapshot in the file system in an
ASCII format, use the checkpoint command.
checkpoint [checkpoint-name [description descp-text [...description descp-text]] | description
descp-text | file {bootflash: | volatile:}[//server][directory/][filename]]
no checkpoint [checkpoint-name | description descp-text | file {bootflash: |
volatile:}[//server][directory/][filename]]
Syntax Description
Note There can be no spaces in the filesystem://server/directory/filename string. Individual elements of this
string are separated by colons (:) and slashes (/).
Command Default Automatically generates checkpoint name (user-checkpoint-number).
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines Checkpoints are local to a switch. When you create a checkpoint, a snapshot of the current running
configuration is stored in a checkpoint file. If you do not provide a checkpoint name, Cisco NX-OS sets
the checkpoint name to user-checkpoint-number, where the number is from 1 to 10.
If Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is enabled on the switch, you cannot restore the active
configuration to the checkpoint state. The following error message appears when you create a checkpoint
on a FCoE-enabled switch:
checkpoint-name (Optional) Checkpoint name. The name can be a maximum of 32 characters.
description descp-text (Optional) Specifies a description for the given checkpoint. The text can be
a maximum of 80 characters and can contain spaces.
file (Optional) Specifies that a file be created to store the configuration rollback
checkpoint.
bootflash: Specifies the bootflash local writable storage file system.
volatile: Specifies the volatile local writable storage file system.
//server (Optional) Name of the server. Valid values are ///, //module-1/, //sup-1/,
//sup-active/, or //sup-local/. The double slash (//) is required.
directory/ (Optional) Name of a directory. The directory name is case sensitive.
filename (Optional) Name of the checkpoint configuration file. The filename is case
sensitive.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced.