Riverstone Networks RS 2100 User Manual

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Riverstone Networks RS 2100 Switch Router Getting Started Guide 4-7

RS 2100 Initial Configuration

Configuration Changes and Saving the Configuration File

Note

If you exit the Configure mode (by entering the

exit

command or pressing

Ctrl+z), the CLI will ask you whether you want to make active the changes in the
scratchpad. If you do not make the changes in the scratchpad active, the changes
will be lost when you log out.

4.3.2

Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration File

Use the following procedure to save Active configuration changes into the Startup configuration file so that the
RS 2100 remembers and uses the changes when you reboot the software.

1.

Enter the following command from Configure mode:

2.

When the CLI displays the following message, enter

y

to save the changes:

Alternately, to save the Active configuration to the Startup configuration from Enable mode, perform the following
steps

1.

Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the

enable

command in the CLI.

2.

Enter the following command to copy the Active configuration to the Startup configuration:

3.

When the CLI displays the following message, enter

yes

to save the changes.

The new configuration changes are added to the Startup configuration file located in the RS 2100’s boot flash.

rs(config)# save startup

Are you sure you want to overwrite the Startup configuration [no]? y

%CONFIG-I-SAVED, configuration saved to Startup configuration.

rs(config)#

copy active to startup

Are you sure you want to overwrite the Startup configuration? [n]

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