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Chapter 8 Common Administrative Tasks
Managing the Configuration File
Warning
When uploading or pasting subsections of a configuration file, you have the potential to disconnect
yourself from the GUI or CLI and to destroy large amounts of configuration data. Do not disable
services with this command if you are not able to reconnect to the appliance using another protocol,
the Serial interface, or the default settings on the Management port. Also, do not use this command if
you are unsure of the exact configuration syntax as defined by the DTD. Always back up your
configuration data prior to loading a new configuration file.
yourself from the GUI or CLI and to destroy large amounts of configuration data. Do not disable
services with this command if you are not able to reconnect to the appliance using another protocol,
the Serial interface, or the default settings on the Management port. Also, do not use this command if
you are unsure of the exact configuration syntax as defined by the DTD. Always back up your
configuration data prior to loading a new configuration file.
Note About Loading Passwords for Log Subscriptions
If you attempt to load a configuration file that contains a log subscription that requires a password (for
example, one that will use FTP push), the
example, one that will use FTP push), the
loadconfig
command does not warn you about the missing
password. The FTP push will fail and alerts will be generated until you configure the correct password
using the
using the
logconfig
command.
Note About Character Set Encoding
The “encoding” attribute of the XML configuration file must be “
ISO-8859-1
” regardless of the
character set you may be using to manipulate the file offline. Note that the encoding attribute is specified
in the file whenever you issue the
in the file whenever you issue the
showconfig
,
saveconfig
, or
mailconfig
commands:
Currently, only configuration files with this encoding can be loaded.
Resetting the Current Configuration
Resetting the current configuration causes your Cisco IronPort Appliance to revert back to the original
factory defaults. You should save your configuration prior to resetting it. Resetting the configuration via
this button in the GUI is not supported in a clustering environment.
factory defaults. You should save your configuration prior to resetting it. Resetting the configuration via
this button in the GUI is not supported in a clustering environment.
Figure 8-26
Resetting the Configuration File
See
.
CLI Commands for Configuration Files
The following commands allow you to manipulate the configuration files:
•
showconfig
•
mailconfig
•
saveconfig
•
loadconfig
•
resetconfig
(See
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>