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Save the Running-Configuration
The running-configuration contains the current system configuration. Dell EMC Networking recommends coping your running-
configuration to the startup-configuration.
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 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.
NOTE: When you load the startup configuration or a configuration file from a network server such as TFTP to the
running configuration, the configuration is added to the running configuration. This does not replace the existing running
configuration. Commands in the configuration file has precedence over commands in the running configuration.
Configure the Overload Bit for a Startup Scenario
For information about setting the router overload bit for a specific period of time after a switch reload is implemented, see the
Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) section in the Dell Command Line Reference Guide for your system.
Viewing Files
You can only view file information and content on local file systems.
To view a list of files or the contents of a file, use the following commands.
● View a list of files on the internal flash.
EXEC Privilege mode
dir flash:
● View the running-configuration.
EXEC Privilege mode
show running-config
● View the startup-configuration.
EXEC Privilege mode
show startup-config
The output of the dir command also shows the read/write privileges, size (in bytes), and date of modification for each file.
DellEMC#dir flash:
Directory of flash:
1 drwx 4096 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 +00:00 .
2 drwx 3072 Sep 06 2015 12:41:26 +00:00 ..
3 d--- 4096 Aug 09 2015 06:52:28 +00:00 ADMIN_DIR
4 drwx 4096 Sep 04 2015 18:58:20 +00:00 CONFIG_TEMPLATE
5 drwx 4096 Aug 09 2015 06:56:32 +00:00 TRACE_LOG_DIR
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