[c-nsp] Tracking config changes

[Mihaly Szummer]

Hello Mike,

First of all: +1 to RANCID.

Another aproach could be to use the IOS command 'archive'.

Here's a few links:

	http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=532
	http://www.nil.com/ipcorner/RouterConfigArch/
	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t4/feature/guide/gtconlog.html
	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t4/feature/guide/gt_diff.html

HTH,
Mihaly

>    In my smallish network I am guilty sometimes of using cli to make  
> cisco switch and router config changes, and sometimes I have been known  
> to forget to 'wr mem' when I'm sure it's what I want. The reasons for  
> this vary, but I want to be better than this disaster waiting for a  
> power outage or other event to force a reset, losing something that  
> could potentially be important that I may forget about later. I know  
> there are approaches to this in larger envionments using config version  
> control systems and such, but I think I want something simpler to at  
> least notify me when/if I have a 'running config' that has been modified  
> from the 'startup config' and not committed to nvram.