Re: Saving extra configs on a 2500

From: Dan (dp595@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Apr 11 2001 - 14:09:20 GMT-3


   
And if you have enough space in flash, you could partition your flash, so
that you'll have one "read-only" partition that executes the sytem image and
one "read/write" partition where you can save the additional config.

Dan Pontrelli

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Anderson" <dma@cisco.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 12:44 PM
Subject: RE: Saving extra configs on a 2500

> If you have enough flash on your router, couldn't you just rename the
> running/startup config to something else and save it into flash?
> It doesn't have to be a Cisco image to be stored in flash.
>
> At 11:23 AM 4/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >you could try copy tftp flash and then run tftp server locally on the pc
> >connected to the console and copy flash tftp to view it.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Curtis Call [mailto:curtiscall@home.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:57 AM
> >To: xander
> >Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> >Subject: Re: Saving extra configs on a 2500
> >
> >
> >Hmm....well I was hoping for a different answer, but I guess I should
have
> >been expecting this :-)
> >
> >At 02:20 AM 4/11/01, you wrote:
> > >Hello Curtis,
> > >
> > >If someone would tell you, that it is impossible, do not belive
> > >him!!!!
> > >
> > >IT IS REALLY POSSIBLE!!!
> > >
> > >Router2501#write brain
> > >Building configuration...
> > >[OK]
> > >
> > >YOU NEED TO STORE IT IN YOUR BRAIN! :-)))
> > >
> > >CC> I'm just curious if there is a trick available to save an extra
config
> > >CC> (other than startup-config) somewhere on a 2500. Given that the
flash
> >is
> > >CC> read-only I can't put it there like I would on other routers. My
only
> > >CC> thought is I could put it in NVRAM but I can't seem to find a way
to do
> > >CC> that either. Any ideas or is this just not going to happen?
> > >
> > >CC> Thanks.
> > >--
> > > WBW, xander
> > > mailto:xander@adt.ru
> > > CCNA, CCNP+VoiceAccess, CCIE very soon :-)
> > >
> > >...
> David Anderson
> Network Design Engineer
> Enterprise Solutions Architecture & Design
> (408) 853-5515
> dma@cisco.com
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