HP ProCurve 2520 Multiple Configuration Files, Figure 6-14.Optional Reboot Process

Switch Memory and Configuration

Multiple Configuration Files

Multiple Configuration Files

Action	Page
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files	6-27
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy	6-28
Managing Startup-Config Files
Renaming Startup-Config Files	6-31
Copying Startup-Config Files	6-31
Erasing Startup-Config Files	6-32
Effect of Using the Clear + Reset Buttons	6-34
Copying Startup-Config Files to or from a Remote Server	6-35

This method of operation means that you cannot preserve different startup­ config files across a reboot without using remote storage.

The switch allows up to three startup-config files with options for selecting which startup-config file to use for:

■A fixed reboot policy using a specific startup-config file for a specific boot path (primary or secondary flash)

■Overriding the current reboot policy on a per-instance basis

		Startup-Config
	Primary Boot Path	Options:
Boot Command		File 1	Running-Config
	Secondary Boot Path	File 2
		File 3

Figure 6-14. Optional Reboot Process

While you can still use remote storage for startup-config files, you can now maintain multiple startup-config files on the switch and choose which version to use for a reboot policy or an individual reboot.

This choice of which configuration file to use for the startup-config at reboot provides the following new options:

■The switch can reboot with different configuration options without having to exchange one configuration file for another from a remote storage location.

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