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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ The working configuration is the configuration which is currently being modified
Saved configuration
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-A saved configuration is a configuration saved to a file using the `save` command. It allowes you to keep safe a configuration for future uses. There can be multiple configuration files. The default or "boot" configuration is saved and loaded from the file config.boot.
+A saved configuration is a configuration saved to a file using the `save` command. It allows you to keep safe a configuration for future uses. There can be multiple configuration files. The default or "boot" configuration is saved and loaded from the file config.boot.
Navigating in Configuration Mode
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ to enter configuration mode enter the command `configure` when in operational mo
vyos@vyos$ configure
[edit]
- cyos@vyos#
+ vyos@vyos#
.. note:: When going into configuration mode, prompt changes from *$* to *#*. To exit configuration mode, type `exit`.
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ To change the current hierarchy level use the command: `edit`
You are now in a sublevel relative to `interfaces ethernet eth0`,
all commands executed from this point on are relative to this sublevel.
-Use either the `top` or `exit` command to go back to the top of the hierarchy.
-
+Use either the `top` or `exit` command to go back to the top of the hierarchy. You can also use the `up` command to move only one level up at a time.
The `show` command within configuration mode will show the working configuration
indicating line changes with `+` for additions, `>` for replacements and `-` for deletions.
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ Managing the configuration
--------------------------
The configuration is managed by the use of `set` and `delete` commands from within configuration mode.
-Configuration commands are flattend from the tree into 'one-liner' commands shown in `show configuration commands` from operation mode.
+Configuration commands are flattened from the tree into 'one-liner' commands shown in `show configuration commands` from operation mode.
These commands are also relative to the level where they are executed and all redundant information from the current level is removed from the command entered.
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ These commands are also relative to the level where they are executed and all re
These two commands above are essentially the same, just executed from different levels in the hierarchy.
To delete a configuration entry use the `delete` command, this also deletes all sub-levels under the current level you've specified in the `delete` command.
-Deleting an entry could also mean to reset it back to its default value if the element is mandatory, in each case it will be removed from the configuration file.
+Deleting an entry will also result in the element reverting back to its default value if one exists.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -266,51 +265,7 @@ used.
exit
vyos@vyos:~$
-VyOS automatically maintains backups of previous configurations. To compare
-configuration revisions in configuration mode, use the compare command:
-.. code-block:: sh
-
- vyos@vyos# compare [tab]
- Possible completions:
- <Enter> Compare working & active configurations
- saved Compare working & saved configurations
- <N> Compare working with revision N
- <N> <M> Compare revision N with M
- Revisions:
- 0 2013-12-17 20:01:37 root by boot-config-loader
- 1 2013-12-13 15:59:31 root by boot-config-loader
- 2 2013-12-12 21:56:22 vyos by cli
- 3 2013-12-12 21:55:11 vyos by cli
- 4 2013-12-12 21:27:54 vyos by cli
- 5 2013-12-12 21:23:29 vyos by cli
- 6 2013-12-12 21:13:59 root by boot-config-loader
- 7 2013-12-12 16:25:19 vyos by cli
- 8 2013-12-12 15:44:36 vyos by cli
- 9 2013-12-12 15:42:07 root by boot-config-loader
- 10 2013-12-12 15:42:06 root by init
-
- [edit]
- vyos@vyos#
-
-You can rollback configuration using the rollback command, however this
-command will currently trigger a system reboot.
-
-.. code-block:: sh
-
- vyos@vyos# compare 1
- [edit system]
- >host-name vyos-1
- [edit]
- vyos@vyos# rollback 1
- Proceed with reboot? [confirm][y]
- Broadcast message from root@vyos-1 (pts/0) (Tue Dec 17 21:07:45 2013):
- The system is going down for reboot NOW!
- [edit]
- vyos@vyos#
-
-VyOS also supports saving and loading configuration remotely using SCP, FTP,
-or TFTP.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -329,9 +284,11 @@ or TFTP.
Operational info from config mode
---------------------------------
-When inside configuration mode you are not directly able to execute operational commands,
-access to these commands are possible trough the use of the `run [command]` command.
+When inside configuration mode you are not directly able to execute operational commands.
+
+Access to these commands are possible through the use of the `run [command]` command.
From this command you will have access to everything accessible from operational mode.
+
Command completion and syntax help with `?` and `[tab]` will also work.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -347,14 +304,13 @@ Command completion and syntax help with `?` and `[tab]` will also work.
Configuration archive
---------------------
-VyOS has built-in config archiving and versioning that renders tools like rancid, largely unnecessary.
-
-This feature was available in Vyatta Core since 6.3
+VyOS automatically maintains backups of previous configurations.
Local archive and revisions
----------------------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Revisions are stored on disk. You can view them, compare them, and rollback to previous revisions if anything goes wrong.
-Revisions are stored on disk, you can view them, compare them, and rollback to previous revisions if anything goes wrong.
To view existing revisions, use `show system commit` operational mode command.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -369,7 +325,36 @@ To view existing revisions, use `show system commit` operational mode command.
6 2015-03-25 00:16:47 by vyos via cli
7 2015-03-24 23:43:45 by root via boot-config-loader
-You can compare revisions with `compare X Y` command, where X and Y are revision numbers. The output will describe how the configuration X is when comparted to Y, indicating with a plus sign (**+**) the additional parts X has when compared to y, and indicating with a minus sign (**-**) the lacking parts x misses when compared to y.
+To compare configuration revisions in configuration mode, use the compare command:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+ vyos@vyos# compare [tab]
+ Possible completions:
+ <Enter> Compare working & active configurations
+ saved Compare working & saved configurations
+ <N> Compare working with revision N
+ <N> <M> Compare revision N with M
+ Revisions:
+ 0 2013-12-17 20:01:37 root by boot-config-loader
+ 1 2013-12-13 15:59:31 root by boot-config-loader
+ 2 2013-12-12 21:56:22 vyos by cli
+ 3 2013-12-12 21:55:11 vyos by cli
+ 4 2013-12-12 21:27:54 vyos by cli
+ 5 2013-12-12 21:23:29 vyos by cli
+ 6 2013-12-12 21:13:59 root by boot-config-loader
+ 7 2013-12-12 16:25:19 vyos by cli
+ 8 2013-12-12 15:44:36 vyos by cli
+ 9 2013-12-12 15:42:07 root by boot-config-loader
+ 10 2013-12-12 15:42:06 root by init
+
+ [edit]
+ vyos@vyos#
+
+Comparing Revisions
+"""""""""""""""""""
+
+You can compare revisions with `compare X Y` command, where X and Y are revision numbers. The output will describe how the configuration X is when compared to Y, indicating with a plus sign (**+**) the additional parts X has when compared to y, and indicating with a minus sign (**-**) the lacking parts x misses when compared to y.
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -386,21 +371,43 @@ You can compare revisions with `compare X Y` command, where X and Y are revision
- address 192.0.2.4/24
-}
+Rolling Back Changes
+""""""""""""""""""""
+
+You can rollback configuration using the rollback command. This
+command will apply the selected revision and trigger a system reboot.
+
+.. code-block:: sh
-You can rollback to a previous revision with `rollback X`, where X is a revision number. Your system will reboot and load the config from the archive.
+ vyos@vyos# compare 1
+ [edit system]
+ >host-name vyos-1
+ [edit]
+ vyos@vyos# rollback 1
+ Proceed with reboot? [confirm][y]
+ Broadcast message from root@vyos-1 (pts/0) (Tue Dec 17 21:07:45 2013):
+ The system is going down for reboot NOW!
+ [edit]
+ vyos@vyos#
Configuring the archive size
-----------------------------
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
You can specify the number of revisions stored on disk with `set system config-management commit-revisions X`, where X is a number between 0 and 65535. When the number of revisions exceeds that number, the oldest revision is removed.
Remote archive
---------------
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
VyOS can copy the config to a remote location after each commit. TFTP, FTP, and SFTP servers are supported.
-You can specify the location with `set system config-management commit-archive location URL` command, e.g. `set system config-management commit-archive location tftp://10.0.0.1/vyos`.
+You can specify the location with:
+
+* `set system config-management commit-archive location URL`
+
+For example, `set system config-management commit-archive location tftp://10.0.0.1/vyos`.
+
+You can specify the location with `set system config-management commit-archive location URL` command, e.g. `set system config-management commit-archive location tftp://10.0.0.1/vyos`.
Wipe config and restore default
-------------------------------
@@ -412,4 +419,3 @@ In the case you want to completely delete your configuration and restore the def
load /opt/vyatta/etc/config.boot.default
.. note:: If you are remotely connected, you will lose your connection. You may want to copy first the config, edit it to ensure connectivity, and load the edited config.
-