Discussion

Table of Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
1. Router Configuration and File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Configuring the Router for the First Time 12
1.2 Configuring the Router from the CLI 17
1.3 Getting Exclusive Access to Configure the Router 17
1.4 Displaying the Commands to Recreate
a Configuration 19
1.5 Including Comments in the Configuration 20
1.6 Checking the Syntax of the Configuration 21
1.7 Activating the Router Configuration 22
1.8 Debugging a Failed Commit 24
1.9 Exiting Configuration Mode 25
1.10 Keeping a Record of Configuration Changes 26
1.11 Determining What Changes You Have Made
to the Configuration 27
1.12 Configuring the Router by Copying a File
from a Server 28
1.13 Configuring the Router by Copying Text
from a Terminal Window 32
1.14 Backing Up the Router’s Configuration 34
1.15 Scheduling the Activation of a Configuration 37
1.16 Provisionally Activating a Configuration 40
1.17 Loading a Previous Router Configuration 41
1.18 Creating an Emergency Rescue Configuration 42
1.19 Backing Up Filesystems on M-Series and T-Series Routers 43
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