Selecting A Configuration Block - Nortel Alteon OS 40M2420 Command Reference Manual

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Selecting a Configuration Block

When you make configuration changes to the
that they are retained beyond the next time the switch is reset. When you perform the save
command, your new configuration changes are placed in the active configuration block. The
previous configuration is copied into the backup configuration block.
There is also a factory configuration block. This holds the default configuration set by the factory
when your
able to reset the switch configuration to the default. This can be useful when a custom-configured
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ent purpose.
Use the following procedure to set which configuration block you want the switch to load the
next time it is reset:
1.
At the Boot Options# prompt, enter:
Boot Options# conf
2.
Enter the name of the configuration block you want the switch to use:
The system informs you of which configuration block is currently set to be loaded at the next
reset, and prompts you to enter a new choice:
Currently set to use active configuration block on next reset.
Specify new block to use ["active"/"backup"/"factory"]:
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Chapter 8: The Boot Options Menu
was manufactured. Under certain circumstances, it may be desir-
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is moved to a network environment where it will be re configured for a differ-
, you must save the changes so
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