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show running-config compressed and write memory compressed
The compressed configuration will group all the similar looking configuration thereby reducing the size of the configuration. For
this release, the compression will be done only for interface related configuration (VLAN & physical interfaces)
The following table describes how the standard and the compressed configuration differ:
Table 47. Standard and Compressed Configurations
Uncompressed Compressed
DellEMC# show running-config
<snip>
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/1
no ip address
switchport
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/2
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/3
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/4
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/10
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/34
ip address 2.1.1.1/16
shutdown
!
interface Vlan 2
no ip address
no shutdown
!
interface Vlan 3
tagged tw 1/1
no ip address
shutdown
!
DellEMC# show running-config compressed
<snip>
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/1
no ip address
switchport
shutdown
!
Interface group twentyFiveGigE 1/2 – 1/2 , twentyFiveGigE
1/10
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface twentyFiveGigE 1/3
ip address 2.1.1.1/16
shutdown
!
interface group Vlan 2 , Vlan 100
no ip address
no shutdown
!
interface group Vlan 3 – 5
tagged tw 1/1
no ip address
shutdown
!
interface Vlan 1000
ip address 1.1.1.1/16
no shutdown
!
<snip>
Compressed config size – 27 lines.
Interfaces
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