General Operation - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl Switches
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General Operation

Multiple Configuration Storage in the Switch. The switch uses three
memory "slots", with identitly (id) numbers of 1, 2, and 3.
Memory Slots
for Different
Startup-Config
Files
A startup-config file stored in a memory slot has a unique, changeable file
name. A software version earlier than release E.09.xx (that is, prior to the
Multiple Configuration feature) always uses the startup-config file in memory
slot 1, regardless of whether the software used for the reboot is stored in
primary or secondary flash memory. Software version E.09.xx and greater can
use the startup-config in any of the memory slots (if the software version
supports the configured features).
Boot Options. With multiple startup-config files in the switch you can spec­
ify a policy for the switch to use upon reboot. The options include:
Use the designated startup-config file with either or both reboot paths
■;
(primary or secondary flash)
■; Override the current reboot policy for one reboot instance by specifying
a boot path (primary or secondary flash) and the startup-config file to use.
Changing the Startup-Config File. When the switch reboots, the startup­
config file supplies the configuration for the running-config file the switch uses
to operate. Making changes to the running-config file and and then executing
a write-mem command (or, in the Menu interface, the Save command) are
written back to the startup-config file used at the last reboot. For example,
suppose that a system administrator performs the following on a switch that
has two startup-config files (workingConfig and backupConfig):
1. Reboot the switch through the Primary boot path using the startup-config
file named backupConfig.
2. Use the CLI to make configuration changes in the running-config file, and
then execute write mem.