Chapter 4: Basic Switch Commands
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RESTART SWITCH
Syntax
restart switch config=none|filename.cfg
Parameters
config Specifies a configuration file. The file must already
exist on the switch. The value NONE returns the
switch to its default values.
Description
This command loads a different configuration file on the switch or
returns the switch’s parameter settings to their default values.
If you specify a configuration file, the switch automatically resets itself
and configures its parameters according to the settings in the
configuration file specified in the command. This command does not
change the assignment of the active boot configuration file (i.e., the
configuration file the switch uses the next time it is reset). If you reset or
power cycle the unit, the switch reverts back to its previous
configuration. To change the active boot configuration file, refer to SET
CONFIG on page 232.
Specifying the NONE parameter returns the switch’s operating
parameters to the default settings. Please note the following before
using this parameter:
❑Returning a switch to its default values deletes all port-based and
tagged VLANs you may have created on the switch.
❑This procedure does not delete files from the AT-S62 file system.
To delete files, refer to DELETE FILE on page 230.
❑This procedure does not delete encryption keys stored in the key
database. To delete encryption keys, refer to DESTROY ENCO KEY
on page 512.
❑Returning a switch to its default values does not alter the contents
of the active boot configuration file. To reset the active
configuration file back to the default settings, you must use Save
Configuration command after the switch reboots and you have
reestablished your management session. Otherwise the switch
will revert back to the previous configuration the next time you
reset the unit.