Managing Configs

Saving the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration
You can save the running configuration to the startup configuration to save your changes for the next time you that reload the device. 
 
 Procedure 
 
 
 
 
 Command or Action 
 Purpose 
 
 
 Step 1 
 show running-config Example: 
 show running-config 

 
 (Optional)
 Displays the running configuration. 

 
 
 
 Step 2 
 copy running-config startup-config Example: 
 copy running-config startup-config 

 
 
 Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration. In effect, this saves the config so it persists after reboots.