Reference Guide

Save the Running-Configuration

The running-configuration contains the current system configuration. Dell Networking recommends

coping your running-configuration to the startup-configuration.

The system uses the startup-configuration during boot-up to configure the system. The startup-

configuration is stored in the internal flash on the primary RPM by default, but it can be saved onto an

external flash (on an RPM) or a remote server.

The commands in this section follow the same format as those commands in the Copy Files to and from

the System section but use the filenames startup-configuration and running-configuration. These

commands assume that current directory is the internal flash, which is the system default.

• Save the running-configuration to the startup-configuration on the internal flash of the primary RPM.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config startup-config

• Save the running-configuration to the internal flash on an RPM.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config rpm{0|1}flash://filename

NOTE: The internal flash memories on the RPMs are synchronized whenever there is a change,

but only if the RPMs are running the same version of Dell Networking OS.

• Save the running-configuration to the external flash of an RPM.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config rpm{0|1}slot0://filename

• Save the running-configuration to an FTP server.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config ftp:// username:password@{hostip | hostname}/filepath/

filename

• Save the running-configuration to a TFTP server.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config tftp://{hostip | hostname}/ filepath/filename

• Save the running-configuration to an SCP server.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config scp://{hostip | hostname}/ filepath/filename

NOTE: When copying to a server, a host name can only be used if a DNS server is configured.

• Save the running-configuration to the startup-configuration on the internal flash of the primary RPM.

Then copy the new startup-config file to the external flash of the primary RPM.

EXEC Privilege mode

copy running-config startup-config duplicate

Dell Networking OS Behavior: If you create a startup-configuration on an RPM and then move the RPM

to another chassis, the startup-configuration is stored as a backup file (with the extension .bak), and a

new, empty startup-configuration file is created. To restore your original startup-configuration in this

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