Switch Memory and Configuration

Contents

Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy . . . . . . . . . 6-28

Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30

Renaming an Existing Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Creating a New Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Erasing a Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32

Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the

Switch to Its Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-35

TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-35

TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-36

Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File to a Serially

Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from a Serially

Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37

Operating Notes for Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37

Automatic Configuration Update with DHCP Option 66 . . . . . . . . 6-37CLI Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38 Possible Scenarios for Updating the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . 6-38 Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39 Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39

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