Switch Memory and Configuration

Contents

Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy . . . . . . . . . 6-30

Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32

Renaming an Existing Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Creating a New Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Erasing a Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the

Switch to Its Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37

Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-37

TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-38

TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-39

Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File to a Serially

Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40

Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from a Serially

Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40

Operating Notes for Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41

Automatic Configuration Update with DHCP Option 66 . . . . . . . . 6-41CLI Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41 Possible Scenarios for Updating the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . 6-42 Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42 Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43

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