Using the Menu Interface

Rebooting the Switch

Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes. Configuration changes for most parameters in the menu interface become effective as soon as you save them. However, you must reboot the switch in order to implement a change in the Maximum VLANs to support parameter. (To access this parameter, go to the Main Menu and select:

2.Switch Configuration8.VLAN Menu

1.VLAN Support.)

If you make configuration changes in the menu interface that require a reboot, the switch displays an asterisk (*) next to the menu item in which the change has been made. For example, if you change and save the value for the Maximum VLANs to support parameter, an asterisk appears next to the VLAN Support entry in the VLAN Menu screen, and also next to the Switch Configuration . . . entry in the Main Menu, as shown in figure 4-6:

Asterisk indicates a configuration change that requires a reboot in order to take effect.

Reminder to reboot the switch to activate configuration changes.

 

Figure 2-8. Indication of a Configuration Change Requiring a Reboot

 

To activate changes indicated by the asterisk, go to the Main Menu and select

 

the Reboot Switch option.

 

 

N o t e

Executing the write memory command in the CLI does not affect pending

 

configuration changes indicated by an asterisk in the menu interface. That is,

 

only a reboot from the menu interface or a boot or reload command from the

 

CLI will activate a pending configuration change indicated by an asterisk.

 

 

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