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Chapter 16: File Download and Upload Commands

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.

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