Chapter 24 Maintenance

Figure 92 Backup Configuration

Follow the steps below to back up the current switch configuration to your computer in this screen.

1Click Backup.

2Click Save to display the Save As screen.

3Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box and type a descriptive name for it in the File name list box. Click Save to save the configuration file to your computer.

24.8Command Line FTP

This section shows some examples of uploading to or downloading files from the switch using FTP commands. First, understand the filename conventions.

24.8.1 Filename Conventions

The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the screens such as password, switch setup, IP setup, etc. Once you have customized the switch's settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of your choosing.

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A configuration file that you save from your switch to your computer does not include the password, the error log or the trace log.

Restoring a backup configuration file from your computer to your switch, does not change the password, the error log or the trace log.

 

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