Ĭonfiguration mode contains several sub-modes. To enter configuration mode, a user executes the configure terminal ( conf t) command. Commands entered in configuration mode update the active configuration file, but the actual changes in configuration take place only after the device reboots. Unlike exec and enable mode, configuration mode accepts configuration commands - commands that tell the switch the details of what to do and how to do it.

Global configuration mode - Allows users to enter nondisruptive commands and display some information.To enter this mode, the user runs the enable command mode. Enable mode (privileged mode or privileged exec mode) - Allows the user to execute privileged commands, such as the reload command, which tells the switch to reboot the Cisco IOS.Accessing the CLI by any of the three methods logs the user into Exec Exec mode (user mode) - Allows the user to look around but not change anything.

Users can be logged in to a Cisco device using the following modes:

Free Download: Cisco Commands Cheat Sheet.

This is very helpful for the Network Administrator. Now you have learned to take a backup of ASA or any Cisco router & switch. Now you can find the backup file in the Backup Folder which you have created or have done setup in tool settings: –īackup Restoration is done.

Now you can see the logs in TFTP server.

Last we need to give a Destination Filename(Like Backup_ASA_03March etc.): –.

Then it will ask for the Address or name of the remote host.

After pressing the enter, It will ask for the Source filename, You have to press the enter without any changes: –.

Now type the below command to copy you running-config: –.

Ping to your running tftp server to make sure the connectivity.

Go to ‘General’ tab and in the storage section (Bottom side) select the Backup Folder using Browse: –

Create a backup Folder where you will save all the configurations.

Install the TFTP server on your machine.

Download SolarWinds TFTP Server from the Website.

Different devices have different commands to back up the configuration. Here is the way how to take a backup for ASA Firewall. Backup is very important to prevent any disaster.

Download cisco backup config to tftp