Basic Configuration

5.10. Save User Selected Parameters

It is strongly recommended to save all user-defined parameters to an ASCII file as described in Section 15. This will allow quick recovery in the event of accidental deletion or reconfiguration of port parameters.

When changing configuration parameters via the Text Interface, make certain that the MPC has saved the newly defined parameters before exiting from command mode. To save parameters, press the [Esc] key several times until you have exited from all configuration menus and the MPC displays the "Saving Configuration" menu and the cursor returns to the command prompt. If newly defined configuration parameters are not saved prior to exiting from command mode, then the MPC will revert to the previously saved configuration after you exit from command mode.

5.10.1. Restore Configuration

If you make a mistake while configuring the MPC unit, and wish to return to the previously saved parameters, the Text Interface's "Reboot System" command (/I) offers the option to reinitialize the unit using previously backed up parameters. This allows you to reset the unit to previously saved parameters, even after you have changed parameters and saved them.

Notes:

The MPC will automatically backup saved parameters once a day, shortly after Midnight. This configuration backup file will contain only the most recently saved MPC parameters, and will be overwritten by the next night's daily backup.

When the /I command is invoked, a submenu will be displayed which offers several Reboot options. Options 4 and 5 are used to restore the configuration backup file. The dates shown next to options 4 and 5 indicate the date that you last changed and saved unit parameters.

If the daily automatic configuration backup has been triggered since the configuration error was made, and the previously saved configuration has been overwritten by newer, incorrect parameters, then this function will not be able to restore the previously saved (correct) parameters.

To restore the previously saved configuration, proceed as follows:

1.Access command move via the Text Interface, using a username/password that permits access to Administrator level commands (see Section 5.1.1.)

2.At the MPC command prompt, type /I and press [Enter]. The MPC will display a submenu that offers several different reboot options.

3.At the submenu, you may choose either Item 4 (Reboot & Restore Last Known Working Configuration) or Item 5 (Restore Last Known Working Configuration.) Key in the number for the desired option, and then press [Enter].

Note: When invoking the /I command to restore configuration parameters, Item 4 is recommended.

4.The MPC will reboot and previously saved parameters will be restored.

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