Multiple Configuration Files On 5300Xl And 4200Vl Switches - ProCurve 6400cl Management And Configuration Manual

Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl
and 4200vl Switches
This section applies only to 5300xl switches running software release
E.09.xx or greater, and 4200vl switches.
Action
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy
Managing Startup-Config Files
Renaming Startup-Config Files
Copying Startup-Config Files
Erasing Startup-Config Files
Effect of Using the Clear + Reset Buttons
Copying Startup-Config Files to or from a Remote Server
With releases prior to E.09.xx, the 5300xl switch uses one startup-config file
that automatically generates an identical configuration for the running-config
file when the switch reboots. The switch operates using this running-config
file, and any configuration changes affect only the running-config file until a
write memory command is executed from the CLI (or a Save command is
executed from the Menu interface) to copy the changes back to the startup­
config file. Also, the same startup-config is used regardless of whether the
switch reboots from the primary or secondary boot path.
Boot Command
Figure 6-16. Reboot Process for Software Releases Earlier Than E.09.xx
This method of operation means that you cannot preserve different startup­
config files across a reboot without using remote storage.

Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl and 4200vl Switches

Primary Boot Path
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Switch Memory and Configuration
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