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Restore a startup configuration file from Flash, CEE configuration management commands

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17 Flash file management commands Restore a startup configuration file from Flash This task also works for running configuration files. To restore the startup configuration, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode. 1. Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. 2. Enter the copy command to restore the archived configuration file. switch#copy flash://config_filename startup-config CEE configuration management commands Table 24 lists the common CEE configuration management commands. TABLE 24 Task CEE configuration management commands Command Write the current running configuration file to the startup configuration file. NOTE: If you enter y at the prompt, the running configuration file overwrites the startup configuration file. If you enter n at the prompt, the startup configuration file is not overwritten. switch#copy running-config startup-config Overwrite the startup config file (y/n): y Copy the startup configuration file to the running configuration file. switch#copy startup-config running-config Erase the startup configuration file. NOTE: This command does not affect the running configuration file. switch#write erase Copy the running configuration file to the archive folder on an FTP server. switch#copy running-config ftp://jsmith:password@/archive/config_file] Copy a stored startup configuration file in Flash to the running configuration. switch#copy flash://test_filename running-config Copy a configuration file from an FTP server to switch#copy the startup configuration. ftp://jsmith:password@/archive/test_filename startup-config} Display the contents of the running configuration file. switch#show running-config Flash file management commands Table 25 describes the common tasks used to manage the Flash files on the switch. The Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference contains complete information on all available CLI commands. 142 Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide 53-1002116-01

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Flash file management commands
17
Restore a startup configuration file from Flash
This task also works for running configuration files.
To restore the startup configuration, perform the following steps from Privileged EXEC mode.
1.
Enter the
configure terminal
command to access global configuration mode.
2.
Enter the copy command to restore the archived configuration file.
switch#
copy flash://config_filename
startup-config
CEE configuration management commands
Table 24
lists the common CEE configuration management commands.
Flash file management commands
Table 25
describes the common tasks used to manage the Flash files on the switch. The
Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference
contains complete information on all
available CLI commands.
TABLE 24
CEE configuration management commands
Task
Command
Write the current running configuration file to
the startup configuration file.
NOTE:
If you enter
y
at the prompt, the
running configuration file overwrites
the startup configuration file. If you
enter
n
at the prompt, the startup
configuration file is not overwritten.
switch#
copy running-config startup-config
Overwrite the startup config file (y/n):
y
Copy the startup configuration file to the
running configuration file.
switch#
copy startup-config running-config
Erase the startup configuration file.
NOTE:
This command does not affect the
running configuration file.
switch#
write erase
Copy the running configuration file to the
archive folder on an FTP server.
switch#
copy running-config
ftp://jsmith:password@/archive/config_file]
Copy a stored startup configuration file in
Flash to the running configuration.
switch#
copy flash://test_filename
running-config
Copy a configuration file from an FTP server to
the startup configuration.
switch#
copy
ftp://jsmith:password@/archive/test_filename
startup-config}
Display the contents of the running
configuration file.
switch#
show
running-config