Switch Memory and Configuration

Multiple Configuration Files

Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File

With Multiple Configuration enabled, the switch can have up to three startup­ config files. Because the show config command always displays the content of the currently active startup-config file, the command extension shown below is needed to allow viewing the contents of any other startup-config files stored in the switch.

Syntax: show config < filename >

This command displays the content of the specified startup­ config file in the same way that the show config command displays the content of the default (currently active) startup­ config file.

Changing or Overriding the Reboot ConfigurationPolicy

Command

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startup-default [ primary secondary ] config < filename >

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boot system flash < primary secondary > config < filename >

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You can boot the switch using any available startup-config file.

Changing the Reboot Configuration Policy. For a given reboot, the switch automatically reboots from the startup-config file assigned to the flash location (primary or secondary) being used for the current reboot. For exam­ ple, when you first download a software version that supports multiple configuration files and boot from the flash location of this version, the switch copies the existing startup-config file (named oldConfig) into memory slot 2, renames this file to workingConfig, and assigns workingConfig as:

■The active configuration file

■The configuration file to use when booting from either primary or second­ ary flash.

In this case, the switch is configured to automatically use the workingConfig file in memory slot 2 for all reboots.

You can use the following command to change the current policy so that the switch automatically boots using a different startup-config file.

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