PurposeCommand or Action
configuration archive. Valid values are
from 1 to 14. The default is 10.
Before using this command, you
must configure the path command
to specify the location and
filename prefix for the files in the
Cisco IOS configuration archive.
Note
(Optional) Sets the time increment for
automatically saving an archive file of the
time-period minutes
Example:
Step 6
current running configuration in the Cisco IOS
configuration archive.
Device(config-archive)# time-period 1440
• The minutes argument specifies how often,
in minutes, to automatically save an
archive file of the current running
configuration in the Cisco IOS
configuration archive.
Before using this command, you
must configure the path command
to specify the location and
filename prefix for the files in the
Cisco IOS configuration archive.
Note
Exits to privileged EXEC mode.end
Example:
Step 7
Device(config-archive)# end
Saves the current running configuration file to
the configuration archive.
archive config
Example:
Step 8
The path command must be
configured before using this
command.
Note
Device# archive config
Performing a Configuration Replace or Configuration Rollback Operation
Perform this task to replace the current running configuration file with a saved Cisco IOS configuration file.
You must create a configuration archive before performing this procedure. See Creating a Configuration
Archive for detailed steps. The following procedure details how to return to that archived configuration in
the event of a problem with the current running configuration.
Note
System Management Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Amsterdam 17.2.x (Catalyst 9500 Switches)
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Configuration Replace and Configuration Rollback
Performing a Configuration Replace or Configuration Rollback Operation