R3166-R3206-HP High-End Firewalls System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide-6PW101

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configuration files. This enables you to easily roll back the current configuration to a previous
configuration state.
Configure an automatic saving interval according to the storage medium performance and the frequency
of configuration modification:
• If the device configuration does not change frequently, manually save the running configuration as
needed.
• If a low-speed storage media (such as a Flash) is used, save the running configuration manually, or
configure automatic saving with an interval longer than 1,440 minutes (24 hours).
• If a high-speed storage media (such as a CF card) is used and the device configuration changes
frequently, set a shorter saving interval.
Follow these steps to enable automatic saving of the running configuration:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enable the automatic saving of the
current running configuration, and
set the interval
archive configuration interval
minutes
Optional
Disabled by default
NOTE:
You need to specify the path and filename prefix for saving configuration files before configuring the
automatic saving period.
Manually saving the running configuration
Automatic saving the running configuration consumes system resources. Frequent save operations can
hamper system performance. Therefore, if the system configuration does not change frequently, disable
the automatic saving of the running configuration and save it manually.
While automatic saving of the running configuration is performed periodically, while manual saving can
immediately save the running configuration. Therefore, before performing any complicated configuration,
manually save the running configuration so that the device can revert to the previous state if and when the
configuration fails.
Follow the step below to save the current running configuration manually:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Save the current running
configuration manually
archive configuration
Required
Available in user view
NOTE:
Specify the path and filename prefix of a save configuration file before you manually save the running
configuration; otherwise, the operation fails.
Setting configuration rollback
Follow these steps to set configuration rollback: