Switch To Its Default Configuration - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

Figure 6-22 illustrates using erase config < filename > to remove a startup-config
file.
Figure 6-22. Example of Erasing a Non-Active Startup-Config File
With the same memory configuration as is shown in the bottom portion of
figure 6-22, executing erase startup-config boots the switch from primary flash,
resulting in a new file named minconfig in the same memory slot. The new file
contains the default configuration for the software version currently in pri­
mary flash.
Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the

Switch to Its Default Configuration

The Clear + Reset button combination described in the Installation and
Getting Started Guide produces different results, depending on which soft-
ware release is stored in primary flash. That is, when you press the Clear +
Reset button combination:
Scenario 1: If the primary flash location has a software release that does
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not support multiple configuration files (that is, earlier than E.09.xx) and
the switch is running on software release E.09.xx or greater in secondary
flash, then the switch:
• Overwrites the content of the startup-config file currently in memory
slot 1 with the default configuration for the software version in
primary flash. (The filename does not change.)
Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl Switches
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