Creating And Using Configuration Files; Creating A Configuration File; Specifying The Start-Up Configuration Script - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

Creating and Using Configuration Files

This section provides instructions on:
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Creating a Configuration File

A configuration file is a text file that contains a sequence of standard commands for a specific
purpose. Configuration files have a .cfg extension. Your device has a default configuration script
called default.cfg.
You can create and edit configuration files on your device by:
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Once you have created a configuration file, you can use it as the startup-config file. See

"Specifying the Start-up Configuration Script"

Specifying the Start-up Configuration Script

When you restart your device, or when it automatically restarts, it executes the pre-configured
commands in a configuration script known as the boot config or startup-config file.
When you first start your device, the script set as the startup-config file is default.cfg. If desired,
you can overwrite default.cfg with another configuration. Alternatively, you can change the
startup-config by specifying a new file as the startup-config. Use the command:
where URL specifies the name and location of a configuration file. At the next restart, the
device executes the commands in the specified file.
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Creating a Configuration File

Specifying the Start-up Configuration Script
Working with Configuration Files
saving the dynamic configuration on the device, known as the running-config (see
with Configuration Files"). Use the command:
awplus#copy running-config (destination-URL)
Where URL specifies a file in flash.
using the device's text editor. Use the command:
awplus#edit (source-URL)
where source-URL is the name of the copied file in Flash memory.
creating a file on a remote PC, then copying it to onto your device. See
more information about using the copy commands.
awplus(config)#boot config-file
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