HP 2500 manual Any of the following actions reboots the switch, HP2512config# write memory

	Switch Memory and Configuration
	Overview of Configuration File Management
	Rebooting the switch replaces the current running-config file with a new
	running-config file that is an exact copy of the current startup-config file.
N o t e	Any of the following actions reboots the switch:

• Executing the boot or the reload command in the CLI

• Executing the Reboot command in the menu interface

• Pressing the Reset button on the front of the switch

• Removing, then restoring power to the switch

Options for Saving a New Configuration. Making one or more changes to the running-config file creates a new operating configuration. Saving a new configuration means to overwrite (replace) the current startup-config file with the current running-config file. This means that if the switch subsequently reboots for any reason, it will resume operation using the new configuration instead of the configuration previously defined in the startup-config file. There are three ways to save a new configuration:

■In the CLI: Use the write memory command. This overwrites the current startup-config file with the contents of the current running-config file.

■In the menu interface: Use the Save command. This overwrites both the running-config file and the startup-config file with the changes you have specified in the menu interface screen.

■In the web browser interface: Use the [Apply Changes] button or other appropriate button. This overwrites both the running-config file and the startup-config file with the changes you have specified in the web browser interface window.

Note that using the CLI instead of the menu or web browser interface gives you the option of changing the running configuration without affecting the startup configuration. This allows you to test the change without making it "permanent". When you are satisfied that the change is satisfactory, you can make it permanent by executing the write memory command. For example, suppose you use the following command to disable port 5:

HP2512(config)# interface ethernet 5 disable

The above command disables port 5 in the running-config file, but not in the startup-config file. Port 5 remains disabled only until the switch reboots. If you want port 5 to remain disabled through the next reboot, use write memory to save the current running-config file to the startup-config file in flash memory.

HP2512(config)# write memory

Switch Memory and Configuration

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