Enterasys Networks D-Series Managing Switch Configuration and Files

Managing Switch Configuration and Files

2-34 Basic Configuration

Parameters

Defaults

Ifnotspecified,thedefaultportnumber23willbeused.

Mode

Switchcommand,read‐write.

Example

ThisexampleshowshowtostartaTelne tsessiontoahostat10.21.42.13:

D2(su)->telnet 10.21.42.13

Managing Switch Configuration and Files

Thedefaultstateofconfigurationpersistencemodeis“auto,”whichmeansthatwhenCLI

configurationcommandsareentered,orwhenaconfigurationfilestoredontheswitchis

executed,theconfigurationissavedtoNVRAMautomaticallyatthefollowingintervals:

•Onastandaloneunit,theconfigurationischeckedeverytwominutesandsavediftherehas

beenachange.

•Onastack,theconfigurationissavedacrossthestackevery30minutesiftherehasbeena

change.

IfyouwanttosavearunningconfigurationtoNVRAMmoreoftenthantheautomaticintervals,

executethesaveconfigcommandandwaitforthesystemprompttoreturn.Aftertheprompt

returns,theconfigurationwillbepersistent.

Youcanchangethepersistencemodefrom“auto”to“manual”withthesetsnmppersistmode

command.Ifthepersistencemodeissetto“manual,”configurationcommandswillnotbe

automaticallywrittentoNVRAM.Althoughtheconfigurationcommandswillactivelymodifythe

runningconfiguration,theywillnotpersistacrossaresetunlessthesaveconfigcommandhas

beenexecuted.

Purpose

TosetandviewthepersistencemodeforCLIconfigurationcommands,manuallysavethe

runningconfiguration,view,manage,andexecuteconfigurationfilesandimagefiles,andsetand

viewTFTPparameters.

host SpecifiesthenameorIPaddressoftheremotehost.

port (Optional)Specifiestheserverportnumber.

Note: When your device is configured for manual SNMP persistence mode, and you attempt to

change the boot system image, the device will not prompt you to save changes or warn you that

changes will be lost.