Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
Viewing the Startup-Config File Status with Multiple
Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration File to a Serially
Xmodem: Copying a Configuration from a Serially
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Operating Notes about Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Boot and Reload Command Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Setting the Default Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Booting from the Default Flash (Primary or Secondary) . . . . . . 6-20
Booting from a Specified Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Using Reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Configuration Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File . . . . . . 6-28
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Renaming an Existing Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Creating a New Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Erasing a Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Switch to Its Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-35
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-35
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-36
Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Connected Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
Operating Notes for Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
Automatic Configuration Update with DHCP Option 66 . . . . . . . . 6-37
CLI Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Possible Scenarios for Updating the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
Log Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
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