Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Ascii Configuration file download

Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server 331

Figure 123

Ascii Configuration file download page

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The following table describes the items displayed on the ASCII Configuration File Download page.

Table 148

Ascii Configuration file download page items

Item	Description
Ascii Configuration File	Lets you select the ASCII config file located on a
	personal computer.
Last Manual Configuration	Displays the status of the download.
Status
Submit	Click on this button to upload the ASCII configuration
	file from the personal computer to the Ethernet
	Routing Switch 2500 Series.

Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server

You can store switch configuration parameters on a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. You can retrieve the configuration parameters and use the retrieved parameters to automatically configure a replacement switch.

To store a switch configuration, you must set up the file on your TFTP server and set the filename read/write permission to enabled.

To download the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series configuration file, a properly configured TFTP server must be present in your network, and the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series must have an IP address.

To learn how to configure the switch IP address, see "Configuring BootP, IP, and gateway settings" (page 319).

To store or retrieve a switch configuration file, use the following procedure:

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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