Loading And Saving Configuration Files - HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual

3. Select the Boot Sequence link to display the following panel.
4. If the boot source with sequence 1 (the primary boot source) listed in the Boot Sequence List is the boot
source you want to use for the reload, use the procedure above. The device will use this boot source first.
Otherwise, go to the next step.
5. If the boot source with sequence 1 is not the boot source you want to use, select the boot source that is listed
as the primary source, then click Delete.
6. Click the boot source you want to use as the primary source. If you select TFTP server, enter the server's IP
address and the image file name you want the device to download from the server.
7. Click the Apply button to save the change to the device's running-config file.
8. Click the Save link at the bottom of the dialog. Select Yes when prompted to save the configuration change to
the startup-config file on the device's flash memory.
9. Click on the plus sign next to Command in the tree view to expand the list of command options.
10. Select the Reload option.
11. Select Yes when the Web management interface asks you whether you really want to reload.
NOTE: While TFTP transfers are in process, a red bar labeled "processing" is displayed on the screen. When
the TFTP transfer is actively transferring image or configuration data, a green bar labeled 'loading' is displayed.
When a successful transfer is complete, the message "TFTP transfer complete" is displayed.
If a problem with the transfer occurs, one of the error codes listed in "Diagnostic Error Codes and Remedies for
TFTP Transfers" on page 18-26 is displayed.

Loading and Saving Configuration Files

For easy configuration management, all HP Routing Switches support both the download and upload of
configuration files between the Routing Switch and a TFTP server on the network.
You can upload either the startup configuration file or the running configuration file to the TFTP server for backup
and use in booting the system.
• Startup configuration file – This file contains the configuration information that is currently saved in flash.
To display this file, enter the show configuration command at any CLI prompt.
Running configuration file – This file contains the configuration active in the system RAM but not yet saved
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to flash. These changes could represent a short-term requirement or general configuration change. To
display this file, enter the show running-config or write terminal command at any CLI prompt.
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