write erase accidentally

[amit bhatnagar]

hello ,

I have given command on switch write erase accidentally , but not reloaded the switch , just wated to now will there any impact .

Thanks for help

[John Blakley · Accepted solution]

If you did a write erase, but didn't reload the switch, you should be able to do a write command and save it back. If the switch reloads now, there will be no config on it.

HTH,
John

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[Jon Marshall · Accepted solution]

Amit

As long as you haven't reloaded the switch you will be fine. The write erase deletes the startup configuration not the running configuration.

You need to do a "wr mem" or a "copy run start" to save the current running config to the startup configuration.

Then do a "sh startup-config" to make sure it has been saved properly.

Jon