Multiple Configuration Files On 5300Xl Switches - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

Switch Memory and Configuration

Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl Switches

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Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl
Switches
This section applies only to 5300xl switches running software release
E.09.xx or greater.
Action
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy
Managing Startup-Config Files
Renaming Startup-Config Files
Copying Startup-Config Files
Erasing Startup-Config Files
Effect of Using the Clear + Reset Buttons
Copying Startup-Config Files to or from a Remote Server
With releases prior to E.09.xx, the 5300xl switch uses one startup-config file
that automatically generates an identical configuration for the running-config
file when the switch reboots. The switch operates using this running-config
file, and any configuration changes affect only the running-config file until a
write memory command is executed from the CLI (or a Save command is
executed from the Menu interface) to copy the changes back to the startup­
config file. Also, the same startup-config is used regardless of whether the
switch reboots from the primary or secondary boot path.
Boot Command
Figure 6-15. Reboot Process for Software Releases Earlier Than E.09.xx
This method of operation means that you cannot preserve different startup­
config files across a reboot without using remote storage.
Primary Boot Path
Secondary Boot Path
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Startup-Config
Running-Config
Changes