Operation Manual

File Management Commands
Mobility System Software Command Reference Guide
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Examples
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.
MX# save config
Configuration saved to configuration.
The following command saves the running configuration to a file named testconfig1:
MX# save config testconfig1
Configuration saved to testconfig1.
See Also
load config on page 491
show boot on page 497
show config on page 499
set boot backup-configuration
Specifies the name of a backup configuration file to be used if the current configuration file cannot
be read by the MX at boot time.
Syntax
set boot backup-configuration filename
Defaults
By default, there is no backup configuration file.
Access
Enabled.
History
Introduced in MSS Version 4.1.
Examples
The following command specifies a file called backup.cfg as the backup configuration
file on the MX:
MX# set boot backup-configuration backup.cfg
success: backup boot config filename set.
See Also
clear boot backup-configuration on page 484
show boot on page 497
set boot configuration-file
Changes the configuration file to load after rebooting.
Syntax
set boot configuration-file filename
Defaults
The default configuration filename is configuration.
Access
Enabled.
filename Name of the file to use as a backup configuration file if MSS cannot read the MX
configuration file.
filename Filename. Specify between 1 and 128 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces.
To load the file from a subdirectory, specify the subdirectory name, followed by a
forward slash, in front of the filename. For example: backup_configs/config_c.