Cabletron Systems 2000 Getting Started Manual

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SmartSwitch Router 2000 Getting Started Guide 75Chapter 3: Software Installation and Setup• Scratchpad – The configuration commands you have entered during a managementsession. These commands do not become active until you explicitly activate them.Because some commands depend on other commands for successful execution, theSSR 2000 scratchpad simplifies system configuration by allowing you to enterconfiguration commands in any order, even when dependencies exist. When youactivate the commands in the scratchpad, the SSR 2000 sorts out the dependencies andexecutes the command in the proper sequence.Activating the Configuration Commands in the ScratchpadThe configuration commands you have entered using procedures in this chapter are in theScratchpad but have not yet been activated. Use the following procedure to activate theconfiguration commands in the scratchpad:1. Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI.2. Ensure that you are in Configure mode by entering the configure command in theCLI.3. Enter the save active command.If you exit Configure mode (by entering the exit command or pressing Ctrl+Z) beforeactivating any of your changes in the scratchpad, the CLI will ask you whether youwant to make the changes in the scratchpad active by displaying the followingmessage:4. Enter yes or y to activate the changes.Saving the Active Configuration to the Startup Configuration FileAfter you save the configuration commands in the scratchpad, the SSR 2000 executes thecommands and makes the corresponding configuration changes. However, if you powerdown or reboot the SSR 2000, the new changes are lost. Use the following procedure tosave the changes into the Startup configuration file so that the SSR 2000 reinstates thechanges when you reboot the software.1. Ensure that you are in Enable mode by entering the enable command in the CLI.2. Enter the copy active to startup command to copy the configuration changes in theActive configuration to the Startup configuration.The CLI displays the following message:3. Enter yes or y to save the changes.Do you want to make the changes Active [yes]?Are you sure you want to overwrite the Startup configuration [no]?