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Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 2-1
2 MAINTAINING CONFIGURATION
FILES
This chapter provides information about configuration files in the Riverstone RS Switch Router (RS). It explains
the different types of configuration files and the different procedures involved in changing, displaying, saving, and
backing up the files.
2.1 CONFIGURATION FILES
The Riverstone RS Switch Router Getting Started Guide introduced the following configuration files used by the
RS:
• Startup – The configuration file that the RS uses to configure itself when the system is powered
on. The Startup configuration remains even when the system is rebooted.
• Active – The commands from the Startup configuration file and any configuration commands
that you have made active from the scratchpad. The active configuration remains in effect until
you power down or reboot the system.
Caution The active configuration remains in effect only during the current power
cycle. If you power off or reboot the RS without saving the active
configuration changes to the Startup configuration file, the changes are lost.
• Scratchpad – The configuration commands you have entered during a CLI session. These
commands are temporary and do not become active until you explicitly make them part of the
active configuration.
Because some commands depend on other commands for successful execution, the RS scratchpad simplifies
system configuration by allowing you to enter configuration commands in any order, even when dependencies
exist. When you activate the commands in the scratchpad, the RS sorts out the dependencies and executes the
command in the proper sequence.