GE ML1200 instruction manual System Configuration, Saving and Loading Command Line, Config file

IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING

5.4System Configuration

5.4.1 Saving and Loading – Command Line

Place the Switch offline while transferring Setting Files to the Switch.

When transferring Settings Files from one Switch to another, the IP address of the originating Switch will also be transferred. The user must therefore reset the IP address on the receiving Switch before connecting to the network.

Configuration changes are automatically registered but not saved; that is, the effect of the change is immediate. However, if power fails, the changes are not restored unless they saved using the save command. It is also a good practice to save the configuration on another network server using the tftp or ftp protocols. Once the configuration is saved, it can be loaded to restore the settings. At this time, the saved configuration parameters are not in a human readable format. The commands for saving and loading configurations on the network are:

saveconf mode=<serialtftpftp> <ipaddress> file=<name>

loadconf mode=<serialtftpftp> <ipaddress> file=<name>

Ensure the machine specified by the IP address has the necessary services running. For serial connections, x-modem or other alternative methods can be used. In most situations, the filename must be a unique, since overwriting files is not permitted by most ftp and tftp servers (or services). Only alphanumeric characters are allowed in the filename.

The following example illustrated how to save the configuration on a tftp server

ML1200# saveconf mode=tftp 3.94.240.9 file=ml1200set

Do you wish to upload the configuration? ['Y' or 'N'] Y

The saveconf and loadconf commands are often used to update software. Before the software is updated, it is advised to save the configurations. The re-loading of the configuration is not usually necessary; however, in certain situations it maybe needed and it is advised to save configurations before a software update. The loadconf command requires a reboot for the new configuration to be active. Without a reboot the older configuration is used by the MultiLink family of switches.

The saveconf and loadconf commands are often used to update software to the ML1200. These commands will be deprecated in the version 2.x and above, and replaced with the ftp, tftp, or xmodem commands. It is advised to begin using these commands instead of saveconf and loadconf.

5.4.2Config file

Multilink software can now use the ftp or tftp (or xmodem if using the CLI) to upload and download information to a server running the proper services. One useful capability provided in Multilink software is export of the CLI commands used to configure the switch. To do this, use Config Upload/Download.

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