HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual page 152

Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files
Figure 6-22 illustrates using erase config < filename > to remove a startup-config
file.
Figure 6-22. Example of Erasing a Non-Active Startup-Config File
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Note: Where a file is assigned to either the primary or the
secondary flash, but is not the currently active startup­
config file, erasing the file does not remove the flash
assignment from the memory slot for that file. Thus, if the
switch boots using a flash location that does not have an
assigned startup-config, then the switch creates a new,
default startup-config file and uses this file in the reboot.
(This new startup-config file contains only the default
configuration for the software version used in the reboot.)
Executing write memory after the reboot causes a switch-
generated filename of configx to appear in the show config
files display for the new file, where x corresponds to the
memory slot number.
startup-config: This option erases the currently active startup­
config file and reboots the switch from the currently active
flash memory location. The erased startup-config file is
replaced with a new startup-config file. The new file has
the same filename as the erased file, but contains only the
default configuration for the software version in the flash
location (primary or secondary) used for the reboot. For
example, suppose the last reboot was from primary flash
using a configuration file named minconfig. Executing
erase startup-config replaces the current content of minconfig
with a default configuration and reboots the switch from
primary flash.