Rebooting The Switch; Managing Autoview Switch Configuration Files - Avocent AUTOVIEW 3008 Installer/User Manual

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2. Click the Upgrade AVRIQ Firmware button.
3. Select the module types you want to upgrade.
4. Click Upgrade.

Rebooting the switch

Periodically, such as after an upgrade, you may need to reboot the AutoView 3008/3016 switch.
You can reboot the switch through the Tools tab in the OBWI. When clicked, Reboot Appliance
will broadast a disconnect message to any active users, then log out the current user and
immediately reboot the AutoView switch.
To reboot the switch:
1. In the OBWI, click Tools - Reboot Appliance.
2. Click OK to reboot the appliance or Cancel to abort.

Managing AutoView switch configuration files

Configuration files contain all of the settings for a AutoView switch. This includes appliance
settings, SNMP settings and NTP settings. You may save your configuration file and, should you
ever need to replace your AutoView switch, you can restore the configuration file to the new switch
and avoid manually configuring it.
To read and save a configuration file from a AutoView switch:
1. Click the Tools tab in the OBWI.
2. Click the Save Appliance Configuration button.