Setting configuration rollback·····································································································································108 Configuration rollback ········································································································································108

Configuration task list ·········································································································································109

Configuring parameters for saving the running configuration ·······································································109

Enabling automatic saving of the running configuration ················································································110

Manually saving the running configuration······································································································110 Setting configuration rollback ····························································································································111

Specifying a startup configuration file to be used at the next system startup························································111 Backing up the startup configuration file···················································································································112 Deleting a startup configuration file···························································································································112 Restoring a startup configuration file ·························································································································113

Displaying and maintaining a configuration file ······································································································113

Software upgrade configuration···························································································································· 115

Switch software overview············································································································································115 Software upgrade methods·········································································································································115 Upgrading the Boot ROM program through a system reboot·················································································116 Upgrading system software through a system reboot······························································································117 Software upgrade by installing hotfixes ····················································································································117

Basic concepts in hotfix ······································································································································117

Patch status···························································································································································118 Configuration prerequisites ································································································································120

One-step patch installation·································································································································121 Step-by-step patch installation····························································································································121 Step-by-step patch uninstallation························································································································122 Displaying and maintaining the software upgrade··································································································123 Software upgrade configuration examples ···············································································································123

Scheduled upgrade configuration example ·····································································································123

Hotfix configuration example·····························································································································125

Device management ··············································································································································· 126

Configuring the device name ·····································································································································126

Changing the system time ···········································································································································126

Configuration guidelines ····································································································································126

Configuration procedure ····································································································································129

Enabling displaying the copyright statement ············································································································129

Configuring banners····················································································································································130 Introduction to banners ·······································································································································130

Configuration procedure ····································································································································131

Banner configuration examples ·························································································································131

Configuring the exception handling method·············································································································131 Rebooting the device ···················································································································································132

Rebooting the device immediately at the CLI ···································································································132

Scheduling a device reboot ·······························································································································132

Scheduling jobs····························································································································································133 Job configuration approaches ···························································································································133

Configuration guidelines ····································································································································133

Scheduling a job in the non-modular approach ······························································································134

Scheduling a job in the modular approach ·····································································································134

Disabling Boot ROM access ·······································································································································134

Configuring the detection timer ··································································································································135

Configuring temperature alarm thresholds (available only on the A3100 v2 EI)·················································135 Clearing idle 16-bit interface indexes ·······················································································································136

Verifying and diagnosing transceiver modules·········································································································136 Verifying transceiver modules ····························································································································136

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