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Alteon OS Command Reference
The Configuration Menu
17343W7774, May 2007
Viewing, Applying, and Saving Changes
As you use the configuration menus to set switch parameters, the changes you make do not
take effect immediately. All changes are considered “pending” until you explicitly apply them.
Also, any changes are lost the next time the switch boots unless the changes are explicitly
saved.
NOTE – Some operations can override the settings in the Configuration menu. Therefore, set-
tings you view in the Configuration menu (for example, port status) might differ from run-time
information that you view in the Information menu or on the management module. The Infor-
mation menu displays current run-time information of switch parameters.
While configuration changes are in the pending state, you can do the following:
View the pending changes
Apply the pending changes
Save the changes to flash memory
Viewing Pending Changes
You can view all pending configuration changes by entering diff at the menu prompt.
NOTE – The diff command is a global command. Therefore, you can enter diff at any
prompt in the CLI.
dump
Dumps current configuration to a script file. For details, see page 321.
ptcfg <host name or IP address of TFTP server> <filename on host>
Backs up current configuration to TFTP server. For details, see page 322.
gtcfg <host name or IP address of TFTP server> <filename on host>
Restores current configuration from TFTP server. For details, see page 322.
cur
Displays current configuration parameters.
Table 6-1 Configuration Menu Options (/cfg)
Command Syntax and Usage