Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Chapter 7 Switch Operating Procedures
Managing the Configuration Files
You can save a configuration if both of the following are true:
• No save or restore process is currently running.
• No configuration changes are in progress.
Caution Make sure that no other users are making configuration changes when you save the configuration. The
Cisco MGX 8850 and Cisco MGX 8950 switches do not check for other CLI or CWM users before
saving a configuration. If other users make changes while the file is being saved, the configuration can
become corrupt. If you try to restore the configuration from a corrupt file, the switch can fail and you
might have to send switch cards back to the factory for reprogramming.
To save a switch configuration, use the following procedure.
Step 1 Establish a configuration session using a user name with SERVICE_GP privileges or higher.
Step 2 If RPM-PR cards are used in the switch, enter the copy run start command on each RPM-PR card to
save the current configuration. For example,
M8850_LA.7.PXM.a > cc 9
(session redirected)
RPM-PR_LA_9>enable
Password:
RPM-PR_LA_9#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Building configuration...
[OK]
RPM-PR_LA_9#cc 7
(session redirected)
M8850_LA.7.PXM.a >
This step updates the configuration files, which will be saved in Step 3.
Step 3 To save the configuration, enter the saveallcnf command.
mgx8850a.7.PXM.a > saveallcnf [-v]
The verbose option, -v, displays messages that show what the switch is doing during the save process.
You do not need to see these messages, but they do give you an indication on how the save process is
proceeding. If you do not enter the -v option, the switch does not display any status messages until the
save is complete.
Step 4 Read the prompt that appears. Press Y if you want to continue, andthen press Enter.
When the save is complete, the switch prompt reappears, and the new file is stored in the C:/CNF
directory.
Note The switch stores only the last two files saved with the saveallcnf command. This prevents the
hard disk from getting full due to repetitive use of this command. If you need to save files that
will be erased the next time the saveallcnf command is run, use an FTP client to copy them to a
file server or workstation before saving the next configuration.