Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Selecting a Configuration Block

Alteon OS Command Reference

Selecting a Configuration Block

When you make configuration changes to the GbE Switch Module, you must save the changes so that they are retained beyond the next time the switch is reset. When you perform the save command, your new configuration changes are placed in the active configuration block. The previous configuration is copied into the backup configuration block.

There is also a factory configuration block. This holds the default configuration set by the factory when your GbE Switch Module was manufactured. Under certain circumstances, it may be desir- able to reset the switch configuration to the default. This can be useful when a custom-configured GbE Switch Module is moved to a network environment where it will be re configured for a differ- ent purpose.

Use the following procedure to set which configuration block you want the switch to load the next time it is reset:

1.At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:

Boot Options# conf

2.Enter the name of the configuration block you want the switch to use:

The system informs you of which configuration block is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and prompts you to enter a new choice:

Currently set to use active configuration block on next reset.

Specify new block to use ["active"/"backup"/"factory"]:

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