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302 | Configuration Replace and Rollback
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Configuring Configuration Replace and Rollback
Configuring Configuration Replace and Rollback is a three-step process:
1. Enable the Archive Service.
2. Archive a Configuration File.
3. Replace the Current Running Configuration.
Related Configuration Tasks
Configure an Archive File Maximum
Configure Auto-archive
Copy and Delete an Archive File
View and Edit the Contents of an Archive File
Important Points to Remember
FTOS automatically locks CONFIGURATON mode during the replace and rollback operation; see
Lock CONFIGURATION mode. Therefore, when using this feature, no other user may be in
CONFIGURATION mode. The lock is released when the replace or rollback operation is complete.
Configuration Replace and Rollback cannot remove some FTOS configuration statements. See the
release notes for your FTOS version for details.
Enable the Archive Service
Before you can archive a configuration, you must enter ARCHIVE mode using the command archive from
CONFIGURATION mode, as shown in Figure 12-1. This enables the archiving service. If you do not
enable the archive service, Message 1 appears when you attempt to archive a configuration.
Figure 12-1. Enter Archive Mode
Message 1 Archive Service Error Message
% Warning: archive service is not enabled yet.
FTOS#archive config
% Warning: archive service is not enabled yet.
FTOS#config
FTOS(conf)#archive
FTOS(conf-archive)#exit
FTOS(conf)#exit
FTOS#archive config
configuration archived as archive_1
FTOS#