Using the Console Interface

Table 3-30. Configuration File Download/Upload Screen Fields

FieldDescription

Configuration Image The file name you have chosen for the configuration file. Choose a meaningful

Filenamefile name that will allow you to identify the file for retrieval when required. The file must already exist on your TFTP server and must be read/write enabled.

Default Value

Zero-length string

Range

An ASCII string of up to 30 printable characters

TFTP Server IP Address The IP address of your TFTP load host.

 

Default Value

0.0.0.0 (no IP address assigned)

 

Range

Four-octet dotted-decimal notation, where each octet is

 

 

represented as a decimal value, separated by a decimal point

Copy Configuration

Specifies whether to copy the presently configured switch/stack parameters to

Image to Server

the specified TFTP server (default is No).

 

Use the spacebar to toggle the selection to Yes.

 

Press [Enter] to initiate the process.

 

Default Value

No

 

Range

Yes, No

Retrieve Configuration

Specifies whether to retrieve the stored switch/stack configuration parameters

Image from Server

from the specified TFTP server (default is No). If you choose Yes, the download

 

process begins immediately and, when completed, causes the switch/stack to

 

reset with the new configuration parameters.

 

Use the spacebar to toggle the selection to Yes.

 

Press [Enter] to initiate the process.

 

Default Value

No

 

Range

Yes, No

 

 

 

Requirements

The Configuration File feature can only be used to copy standalone switch configuration parameters to other standalone switches or to copy stack configuration parameters to other stack configurations.

For example, you cannot duplicate the configuration parameters of a unit in a stack configuration and use it to configure a standalone switch.

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