HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual page 120

Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files on 5300xl Switches
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— Continued from the previous page. —
In the default configuration :
• If the switch was shipped from the factory with software
release E.09.xx installed in both the primary and
secondary boot paths, then one startup-config file named
config1 is used for both paths and is stored in memory
slot 1. Memory slots 2 and 3 are empty in this default
configuration.)
• If the switch is running a software version earlier than
E.09.xx and you download software version E.09.xx or
greater to one of the boot paths, then the startup-config file
in memory slot 1 supports the pre-E.09.xx software version
and the startup-config file in memory slot 2 supports the
E.09.xx (or greater) software version. (In this case, the
default filename in memory slot 1 is oldConfig and the
default filename in slot 2 is workingConfig. Memory slot 3
is empty in the default configuration.
For example, after downloading software version E.09.xx or greater to the
secondary flash in a 5300xl switch running software earlier than E.09.xx in
primary flash, show config files displays the following:
When you download software release E.09.
switch places a copy of the oldConfig startup-config file in memory slot 2 and renames it
workingConfig. This display shows that the workingConfig file is in memory slot 2 and:
• Is the currently active configuration
• Is invoked when the switch boots with the software image in either the primary or
secondary boot path.
As this example shows, you must reconfigure either the primary or the secondary boot path
if you want to boot the switch using the startup-config file in another memory slot.
(You can also change the above filenames. Refer to "Renaming an Existing Startup-Config
File" on page 6-30.)
Figure 6-19. Example of Displaying the Current Multiple Configuration Status
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for the first time and boot on this release, the