Nortel Networks 2500 Series Switch User Manual


 
Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server 331
Figure 123
Ascii Configuration file download page
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The following table describes the items displayed on the ASCII Configuration
File Download page.
Table 148
Ascii Configuration file download page items
Item Description
Ascii Configuration File Lets you select the ASCII config file located on a
personal computer.
Last Manual Configuration
Status
Displays the status of the download.
Submit Click on this button to upload the ASCII configuration
file from the personal computer to the Ethernet
Routing Switch 2500 Series.
Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server
You can store switch configuration parameters on a Trivial File Transfer
Protocol (TFTP) server. You can retrieve the configuration parameters and
use the retrieved parameters to automatically configure a replacement
switch.
To store a switch configuration, you must set up the file on your TFTP server
and set the filename read/write permission to enabled.
To download the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series configuration file, a
properly configured TFTP server must be present in your network, and the
Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series must have an IP address.
To learn how to configure the switch IP address, see "Configuring BootP, IP,
and gateway settings" (page 319).
To store or retrieve a switch configuration file, use the following procedure:
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard
4.1 19 November 2007
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