Persisting Element Configurations

The persist operation writes the running configuration to the startup configuration and changes the configuration state of the element to the persisted state.

You can persist the configuration of a single element or all elements in a region.

Use the following procedure to persist the configuration of an element.

Procedure

You must be in the Topology View to persist the configuration of an element.

  1. Click the Elements tab.

  2. Select a region from the drop-down list. The elements in that region are listed in the table.

  3. Right-click the selected element and choose Persist from the menu.

  4. Click OK. The new configuration state is displayed in the Topology View.

GDPM writes the running configuration of the element to the startup configuration.

  1. Click the Regions tab. All regions in the topology are listed.

  2. Select a region.

  3. Right-click and choose Persist All from the menu.

  4. Click OK. The new configuration state is displayed in the Topology View for the elements.

VRC writes the running configuration to the startup configuration for all elements that are in the volatile state in that region.

Click Cancel to cancel this procedure.