04-21-2009 05:26 AM - edited 03-06-2019 05:18 AM
Hi all
where is the running and startup configs stored on my switches and routers, and can I see them in a directory ? I cannot see them in flash.
04-21-2009 05:31 AM
Hi,
Startup config is held in flash.
e.g.
config.text
vlan.dat
private-config.text
Running config is in memory.
Nick
04-21-2009 06:19 AM
so, does the running config and startup config always have to be called that?
so you say the startup config will be called config.text ?
04-21-2009 06:23 AM
Carl,
Try:
dir nvram:
Your startup config is called startup-config, and it has to be that that I'm aware of.
HTH,
John
04-21-2009 06:26 AM
Hi,
That is the name of the file in flash, yes.
No Startup-config and running-config cannot be renamed.
Nick
04-21-2009 06:29 AM
system:running-config
nvram:startup-config
to see them issue
dir system:
dir nvram:
nvram = flash basically
system = ram basically
04-21-2009 07:44 AM
so how come if I do, sh flash, its not shown in there ?
so is nvram really flash ?
04-21-2009 11:37 PM
Hi Carl,
Yes NVRAM is Flash Memory
(Non-Volatile RAM)
System: is a RAM drive.
Run the following commands:
dir system:
dir nvram:
dir flash:
You'll notice that the filesize of nvram:startup-config and flash:config.text are the same.
As are nvram:private-config and flash:private-config.text.
They're just two different ways of accessing the same files.
Was there a reason that you asked? Were you just curious or did you want to know how to do something?
Nick
04-22-2009 02:47 AM
just curious as always :-)
04-22-2009 03:36 AM
Cool :-)
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Nick
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