HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual page 8

6 Switch Memory and Configuration
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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Overview of Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement
Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Menu: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Using Save and Cancel in the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Rebooting from the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Web: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Switch Software Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Viewing the Startup-Config File Status with Multiple
Configuration Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File . . . . . . 6-27
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy . . . . . . . . . 6-27
Managing Startup-Config Files in the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
Renaming an Existing Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Creating a New Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Erasing a Startup-Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset the
Switch to Its Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Transferring Startup-Config Files To or From a Remote Server . . . . 6-35
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File to a Remote Host . . . . . . . . 6-35
TFTP: Copying a Configuration File from a Remote Host . . . . . 6-35