Nortel Networks ALTEON OS BMD00007 - Manual (Page 175)

Alteon OS Command Reference
The Configuration Menu „ 177 BMD00007, November 2007
Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes
As you use the configuration menus to set switch parameters, the changes you make do not
take effect immediately. All changes are considered “pending” until you explicitly apply them.
Also, any changes are lost the next time the switch boots unless the changes are explicitly
saved.
N OTE – Some operations can override the settings in the Configuration menu. Therefore, set-
tings you view in the Configuration menu (for example, port status) might differ from run-time
information that you view in the Information menu or on the management module. The Infor-
mation menu displays current run-time information of switch parameters.
While configuration changes are in the pending state, you can do the following:
„ View the pending changes
„ Apply the pending changes
„
Save the changes to flash memory
Viewing Pending Changes
You can view all pending configuration changes by entering diff at the menu prompt.
N OTE – The diff command is a global command. Therefore, you can enter diff at any
prompt in the CLI.
dump
Dumps current configuration to a script file. For details, see page 326 .
ptcfg <host name or IP address of TFTP server> <filename on host>
Backs up current configuration to TFTP server. For details, see page 327 .
gtcfg <host name or IP address of TFTP server> <filename on host>
Restores current configuration from TFTP server. For details, see page 327 .
cur
Displays current configuration parameters.
Table 6-1 Configuration Menu Options (/cfg)
Command Syntax and Usage