Chapter 16: File Download and Upload Commands
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system. To select the switch’s current configuration file, use the
SWITCHCFG option of the SRCFILE or FILE parameter. To upload
another configuration file, omit the SWITCHCFG option and
instead specify the file’s name.
❑If you use the SWITCHCFG option to upload the switch’s current
boot configuration file, the following information in the file is not
included in the transfer: IP address, subnet mask, gateway
address, switch name, contact, location, and the master mode
setting. However, the switch receiving the configuration file does
not retain its current settings to these parameters. Rather, they are
returned to their default values.
❑If you choose to upload a configuration file from the master
switch’s file system by specifying its filename, the entire file
without modifications is uploaded. This type of configuration file
upload should be performed with care. If the master switch has a
manually assigned IP address, the switch receiving the
configuration file will end up with the same IP address as the
master switch.
❑A configuration file should only be uploaded onto a switch of the
same model from which the configuration file originated (for
example, AT-8524M to AT-8524M). Allied Telesyn does not
recommend uploading a configuration file onto a switch of a
different model (for example, AT-8524M to AT-8516F/SC).
Undesired switch behavior may result.
❑The optional VERBOSE parameter is used to monitor the status of
an upload.
The equivalent SRCFILE and FILE parameters specify the name of the file
that you want to upload from the switch. You have three options:
❑SWITCHCFG - Uploads the master switch’s active boot
configuration file.
❑filename - Uploads a configuration file from the master switch’s
file system. This differs from the SWITCHCFG parameter in that the
latter uploads just the active boot configuration file, while this
parameter allows you to upload any configuration file in the
master switch’s file system.
❑APPBLOCK - Uploads the master switch’s active AT-S62 image file.
The optional VERBOSE parameter is used to monitor the progress of the
upload process.