Managing Configuration Files

Default Configuration File

Setting a Default Configuration File for the Startup with Base Configuration

Saving Configurations

Configurations can be saved in a configuration file either automatically or manually.

Comparing Configuration Files

You can compare the current configuration file with the configuration file for the next startup or a specified configuration file.

Loading Configuration Files

To run commands in a batch for function configuration on a device that is properly running, load a configuration file to the device.

Specifying the Configuration File to Be Loaded at the Next Startup

You can specify a configuration file to be loaded at the next startup of the system.

Clearing a Configuration File

You can clear the configuration file that is loaded at the current startup of the system. This section describes how to clear the configuration file that has been loaded to a device and how to delete configurations from an interface at a time.

Enabling Automatic Database Information Verification

Locking the System Configuration

This section describes how to lock the system configuration when multiple users manage a device at the same time. This operation avoids the inconsistency between the controller and forwarder.

Using a Configuration Template to Deliver Configurations

Configurations in different views may be identical. To simplify the configurations, create a configuration template, define configurations that are duplicate in different views in it, and apply the configuration template to specified views.

Viewing the Difference Between the Candidate Configuration and Current Running Configuration

This section describes how to view the difference between the candidate configuration and current running configuration before the candidate configuration is committed. If a configuration conflict is found, resolve the conflict before viewing the configuration difference.

Verifying the Configuration of Configuration File Management

You can check information about a specified configuration file, the configuration file loaded at the current startup, or the configuration file to be loaded at the next startup.

Configuration Replacement