That file has no usable name and can be viewed only through the show startup-configuration command. If you encounter problems with the new configuration, you can make one configuration change to force the firewall to roll back or use a previous version of the startup configuration.īy default, a firewall stores its startup configuration in a hidden partition of flash memory. The next time the firewall is booted, it can use this new file. If major configuration changes need to be made, the new updated running configuration can be saved to a new startup configuration file. The startup configuration contents can be saved in one file during the time that the firewall configuration is stable.

In ASA platforms, having multiple startup configurations makes configuration rollback easy. This section discusses the tasks that can be used to maintain and display the startup configuration file. Only one of these can be used at boot time. This configuration file is read upon bootup and is copied into the running configuration.ĪSA platforms running 7.0 or later have the capability to maintain one or more startup configuration files in flash, provided that you have sufficient space to store them. In PIX releases 6.3 and earlier, as well as FWSM releases, a firewall has one startup configuration that is stored in flash memory.

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