3 Configuring the Switch

Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings

You can upload/download configuration settings to/from a TFTP server, or copy files to and from switch units in a stack. The configuration file can be later downloaded to restore the switch’s settings.

Command Attributes

File Transfer Method – The configuration copy operation includes these options:

-file to file – Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a new name.

-file to running-config – Copies a file in the switch to the running configuration.

-file to startup-config – Copies a file in the switch to the startup configuration.

-file to tftp – Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.

-running-config to file – Copies the running configuration to a file.

-running-config to startup-config – Copies the running config to the startup config.

-running-config to tftp – Copies the running configuration to a TFTP server.

-startup-config to file – Copies the startup configuration to a file on the switch.

-startup-config to running-config – Copies the startup config to the running config.

-startup-config to tftp – Copies the startup configuration to a TFTP server.

-tftp to file – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the switch.

-tftp to running-config – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the running config.

-tftp to startup-config – Copies a file from a TFTP server to the startup config.

-file to unit3 – Copies a file from this switch to another unit in the stack.

-unit to file3 – Copies a file from another unit in the stack to this switch.

TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.

File Type – Specify config (configuration) to copy configuration settings.

File Name — The configuration file name should not contain slashes (\ or /), the leading letter of the file name should not be a period (.), and the maximum length for file names on the TFTP server is 127 characters or 31 characters for files on the switch. (Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, “.”, “-”, “_”)

Source/Destination Unit3 – Stack unit.

Note: The maximum number of user-defined configuration files is limited only by available flash memory space.

3. Stacking is not supported by this switch.

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