Specifications

20-20 File Management Commands
save config
Savestherunningconfigurationtoaconfigurationfile.
Syntax
save config [filename]
Parameters
Defaults
Bydefault,MSSsavestherunningconfigurationastheconfigurationfilenameusedduringthe
lastreboot.
Mode
Enabled.
Usage
Ifyoudonotspecifyafilename,MSSreplacesthe configurationfileloadedduringthemostrecent
reboot.TodisplaythefilenameoftheconfigurationfileMSSloadedduringthemostrecentreboot,
usetheshowbootcommand.
Thecommandcompletelyreplacesthespecifiedconfigurationfilewiththerunningconfiguration.
Example
Thefollowingcommandsavestherunningconfigurationtotheconfigurationfileloadedduring
themostrecentreboot.Inthisexample,thefilenameusedduringthemostrecentrebootis
configuration.
RBT-8100# save config
Configuration saved to configuration.
Thefollowingcommandsavestherunningconfigurationtoafilenamedtestconfig1:
RBT-8100# save config testconfig1
Configuration saved to testconfig1.
Related Commands
• loadconfigonpage 20‐11
• showbootonpage 20‐24
• showconfigonpage 20‐26
filename
Nameoftheconfigurationfile.Specifybetween1and128alphanumeric 
characters,withnospaces.
Tosavethefileinasubdirectory,specifythesubdirectoryname,followed
byaforwardslash,infrontofthefilename.Forexample:backup_configs/
config_c.