User's Manual

Entering Commands and Using Command Files
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When you finish editing the file, save it on your workstation or PC. The comments
are for reference only. Comments do not appear in the output of any
show config
command.
Importing Configuration Commands from a File
When you are logged in to the BCC as Manager, you can use the source
command in configuration mode to read BCC configuration and navigation
commands from a designated ASCII source file into the active device
configuration.
The
source command merges new configuration data from a file with existing
data in device memory. If the file you specify contains configuration commands
pertaining to objects already defined on the device, those commands overwrite the
current configuration.
Syntax for the
source command is as follows:
source <volume> : <filename>
Example:
source 2:bn.cfg
Saving the Active Configuration as a Bootable File
When you finish using BCC commands to modify an existing configuration, save
the new configuration to a file on an NVFS (flash) volume. (At boot time, the
router loses any configuration changes not previously saved to an NVFS volume.)
To save config as a bootable binary file on a volume you specify, enter:
save config <volume> : <filename>
Caution:
The source command makes immediate changes to the active
device configuration.
Note:
If the BCC detects an error in the source file, it stops reading commands
into the device configuration. The BCC imports commands from the file -- up
to, but not including -- the command line where the error occurred.