SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings, Command Usage

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

CLI – To download new firmware form a TFTP server, enter the IP address of the TFTP server, select “opcode” as the file type, then enter the source and destination file names. When the file has finished downloading, set the new file to start up the system and then restart the switch.

To start the new firmware, enter the “reload” command or reboot the system.

Console#copy tftp file		4-82
TFTP server	ip address: 10.1.0.99
Choose file	type:

1.config: 2. opcode 3. PD_Controller: <1-3>: 2 Source file name: V2.4.2.13.bix

Destination file name: V24213

/

Console#config

Console(config)#boot system opcode: V24213	4-89
Console(config)#exit
Console#reload	4-28

Saving or Restoring Configuration Settings

You can upload/download configuration settings to/from a TFTP server, or copy files to and from switch units in a stack. The configuration file can be later downloaded to restore the switch’s settings.

Command Usage

•When updating the PoE controller, first copy the PD controller file from a TFTP server to the switch's file system (tftp to file), and then copy this file to the controller (file to file).

•When specifying the file type “PD_Controller” or “PoE” for copy operations via the web or CLI, file types other than PoE controller may be downloaded, but will not adversely affect the system.

Command Attributes

•File Transfer Method - The configuration copy operation includes these options:

-file to file - Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a new name.

-file to running-config - Copies a file in the switch to the running configuration.

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