CLI: Configuration
Use the configuration command to manipulate the configuration database, ushc as backup, copy, merge, and view system configuration.
Configure the Exinda community
configuration {copy|delete|fetch|jump-start|merge|move|new|revert|rename|switch-to|text|upload|write}
To copy, move, or delete a configuration file -
configuration {copy|delete|move}
copy <source-filename> <destination-filename>- Copies the file from the source-filename to the destination-filenamedelete <filename>- Deletes the filenamemove <source-filename> <destination-filename>- Moves the file from the source-filename to the destination-filename
To download a configuration file or a text-based configuration file from a remote host -
configuration [text] fetch <url or scp://username:password@hostname/path/filename>
fetch <url or SCP>- Fetch the file from the specified locationtext fetch <url or SCP>- Fetch the text-based file
To upload a configuration file to a remote host -
configuration upload {active|<filename>} <URL or scp://username:password@hostname/path/filename>
upload active <url or scp>- Upload the activve configuration file to a remote hostupload <filename> <url or scp>- Upload a configuration file to a remote host
To re-run the initial configuration wizard -
configuration jump-start
To modify the active running configuration -
configuration {merge|revert|switch-to}
merge <filename>- Merges the common settings from a given configuration file into the running configurationrevert saved- Reverts the running configuration to the last saved configurationswitch-to <filename>- Loads a configuration file and makes it the active configuration
To create a new configuration file, specifying optional factory default options -
configuration new <filename> factory {keep-basic | keep-connect}
factory- Create a new file with only factory defaults-
factory keep-basic- Keep licenses and host keys -
factory keep-connect- Keep configuration necessary for connectivity (interfaces, routes, and ARPAddress Resolution Protocol)
To generate a new text-based configuration file from this systems configuration -
configuration text generate {active | file <filename>}
To save the running configuration -
configuration write {local|to <filename>}
write- Saves the running configuration (same as 'write memory')write local- Saves the running configuration locally (same as 'write memory local')write to <filename>- Saves the running configuration to a new file under a different name
To manipulate a stored text-based configuration file -
configuration text file <filename> {apply|delete|rename|upload}
apply {fail-continue} {verbose}
- Executes the commands in the specified file; shows only error output and stops on first error
fail-continue- Continues execution even if one command failsverbose- Displays all the commands being executed and their output, instead of just those that have errors
delete- Deletes the specified filerename <filename>- Changes the name of the specified fileupload <upload-url>- Uploads the file to a remote host
Viewing configuration file details
show configuration {files|full|running|text}
To display the contents of a configuration file -
show configuration {files|full|running}
configuration- Shows the contents of the currently active configuration fileconfiguration files <filename>- Shows the contents of the named fileconfiguration running [full]- Shows the contents of the currently running configuration filefull- Does not exclude commands that set default values
To display names of available configuration files with status -
show configuration [text] files
files- Shows the list of available configuration filestext files- Shows the list of available text-based configuration files