When you copy to NVRAM or TFTP, the only reason to so is so that you've saved the current, running config in case the system goes down. After all, if the system never went down, you'd not need a config in NVRAM :) Thus it does *not* merge, in that direction -- it makes an exact *copy*. ----------------------------------------------- Tks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] BV | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Tech. Consultant, SBM Vox 770-623-3430 11455 Lakefield Dr. Fax 770-623-3429 Duluth, GA 30097-1511 =============================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Reel, JohnX Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 3:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Require a jury's opinion as to the correctness. Hello Group, I have pulled this information from two different CNNA books to prepair for my test... basically my study notes. One book arrees with this information and the second book disagrees. I leave it to a jury of many to resolve or provide some new insight. The information that is in conflict is whether the "merge" and 'replace' statements are correct. =================================================== - show running-config or write term [not required on switches as NVRAM automatically updated] - show startup-config or show config - erase startup-config or write erase - copy running-config tftp [router prompts for information; cmd not used for switches] - copy nvram tftp://<host|ip address>/filename.cfg [cmd does not prompt for information ------ merge replace ------- |ram |<------------------------------------------------>|nvram| ------ ------- /\ /\ merge \ / replace \ / \ / \ / \ replace -------- replace / \------------>| tftp |<-----------------/ -------- Note: "ram" is only one that is "merge" =================================================== _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
