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Saving your existing Configuration

Saving the existing configuration will allow the configuration information in the unit to be restored at a later date.

Note Upgrading the software on the unit does not alter the stored configuration information which will be preserved during the upgrade.

The procedure requires the presence of a write enabled empty file on a suitable network fileserver. The fileserver must have the TFTP (Trivial File Transport Protocol) service enabled and running.

Example of saving a configuration file

The following is a example of how to save the configuration of a Console Server on a UNIX fileserver called BIGSERVER, the file will be saved to the file /home/xxxxx/ xxxxx.cfg.

In this example the administrator issues the CLI command:

netsave configuration BIGSERVER /home/xxxxx/xxxxx.cfg

Using TFTP from a host

cli syntax: netload software

1.Place the new software file on a host machine. Ensure the file has global read/ execute permissions for its entire path.

2.Exit the menus and go into the CLI. Type:

netload software <hostname> <filename>

3.Press <return>. The Console Server will download the new software file using TFTP.

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