Download/Backup Configuration/Log; Configuration File Backwards Compatibility - Cisco 500 Series Administration Manual

Administration: File Management

Download/Backup Configuration/Log

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Download/Backup Configuration/Log
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
• Active Image Version Number—Displays the firmware version of the active
image.
• Active Image After Reboot—Displays the image that is active after reboot.
• Active Image Version Number After Reboot—Displays the firmware
version of the active image as it be after reboot.
Select the image from the Active Image After Reboot menu to identify the
firmware image that is used as the active image after the device is rebooted. The
Active Image Version Number After Reboot displays the firmware version of the
active image that is used after the device is rebooted.
Click Apply. The active image selection is updated.
The Download/Backup Configuration/Log page enables:
• Backing up configuration files or logs from the device to an external device.
• Restoring configuration files from an external device to the device.
If the device is working in stacking mode, the configuration files are taken from the
master unit.
When restoring a configuration file to the Running Configuration, the imported file
adds any configuration commands that did not exist in the old file and overwrites
any parameter values in the existing configuration commands.
When restoring a configuration file to the Startup Configuration or a backup
configuration file, the new file replaces the previous file.
When restoring to Startup Configuration, the device must be rebooted for the
restored Startup Configuration to be used as the Running Configuration. You can
reboot the device by using the process described in the
section.

Configuration File Backwards Compatibility

When restoring configuration files from an external device to the device, the
following compatibility issues might arise:
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