Saving Your Existing Configuration; Example Of Saving A Configuration File; Using Tftp From A Host - Black Box 16 port User Manual

Saving your existing Configuration

Saving the existing configuration will allow the configuration information in the unit to
be restored at a later date.
Note Upgrading the software on the unit does not alter the stored configuration
information which will be preserved during the upgrade.
The procedure requires the presence of a write enabled empty file on a suitable network
fileserver. The fileserver must have the TFTP (Trivial File Transport Protocol) service
enabled and running.

Example of saving a configuration file

The following is a example of how to save the configuration of a Console Server on a
UNIX fileserver called BIGSERVER, the file will be saved to the file /home/xxxxx/
xxxxx.cfg.
In this example the administrator issues the CLI command:
netsave configuration BIGSERVER

Using TFTP from a host

1. Place the new software file on a host machine. Ensure the file has global read/
execute permissions for its entire path.
cli syntax: 2. Exit the menus and go into the CLI. Type:
netload
software
3. Press <return>. The Console Server will download the new software file using
TFTP.
Black Box Console Server user guide
netload software <hostname> <filename>
/home/xxxxx/xxxxx.cfg
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