Creating A Checkpoint - Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Configuration Manual
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Creating a Checkpoint
• You can start a checkpoint filename with the word auto.
• You can name a checkpoint file summary or any abbreviation of the word summary.
• Only one user can perform a checkpoint, rollback, or copy the running configuration to the startup
• After you enter the write erase and reload command, checkpoints are deleted. You can use the clear
• When checkpoints are created on bootflash, differences with the running-system configuration cannot
• Checkpoints are local to a switch.
• Checkpoints that are created using the checkpoint and checkpoint checkpoint_name commands are
• A rollback to files on bootflash is supported only on files that are created using the checkpoint
• Checkpoint names must be unique. You cannot overwrite previously saved checkpoints with the same
• Checkpoints are not supported post upgrade or downgrade.
• The Cisco NX-OS commands may differ from the Cisco IOS commands.
Creating a Checkpoint
You can create up to ten checkpoints of your configuration per switch.
Procedure
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configuration at the same time.
checkpoint database command to clear out all checkpoint files.
be performed before performing the rollback, and the system reports "No Changes."
present upon a switchover for all switches.
checkpoint_name command and not on any other type of ASCII file.
name.
Command or Action
switch# checkpoint { [cp-name]
[description descr] |file file-name
Example:
switch# checkpoint stable
switch# no checkpointcp-name
Example:
switch# no checkpoint stable
switch# show checkpointcp-name
Example:
Purpose
Creates a checkpoint of the running configuration to either
a user checkpoint name or a file. The checkpoint name can
be any alphanumeric string up to 80 characters but cannot
contain spaces. If you do not provide a name, Cisco NX-OS
sets the checkpoint name to user-checkpoint-<number>
where number is from 1 to 10.
The description can contain up to 80 alphanumeric
characters, including spaces.
(Optional)
You can use the no form of the checkpoint command to
remove a checkpoint name.
Use the delete command to remove a checkpoint file.
(Optional) Displays the contents of the checkpoint name.
Configuring Rollback
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