Network switch configuration

A network switch comprising:

• an editor engine to:
• include user-defined configuration data in a startup configuration file of a network switch;
• define a token in the startup configuration file, wherein the token represents a command for the network switch and signifies that the user-defined configuration data is to be retained in the startup configuration file;
• retain the user-defined configuration data included prior to defining the token in the startup configuration file;
• and
• in response to a command to the network switch to erase the startup configuration file, provide an option to apply the user-defined configuration data included prior to the token along with the factory-default configuration data to the network switch;
• and
• a configuration engine to:
• apply the user-defined configuration data included prior to the token along with the factory-default configuration data to the network switch, in response to selection of the option;
• and
• apply the factory-default configuration data to the network switch, in response to non-selection of the option.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to:

• include user-defined configuration data in a startup configuration file of a network switch;
• identify, from the user defined-configuration data, configuration data to be retained in the startup configuration file;
• define a token in the startup configuration file, wherein the token represents a command for the network switch and signifies that the user-defined configuration data is to be retained in the startup configuration file;
• retain the configuration data included prior to the token in the startup configuration file;
• provide an option to apply the configuration data included prior to defining the token along with the factory-default configuration data to the network switch, in response to an event to restore factory-default configuration data in the network switch;
• and
• apply the configuration data included prior to the token along with the factory-default configuration data to the network switch, in response to selection of the option.