Specifying A Startup Configuration File For The Next System Startup; Backing Up The Startup Configuration File - HP 4800G Series Configuration Manual

Specifying a Startup Configuration File for the Next System Startup

A startup configuration file is the configuration file to be used at the next system startup. You can specify
a configuration file as the startup configuration file to be used at the next system startup in the following
two ways:
Use the save command. If you save the current configuration to the specified configuration file in
the interactive mode, the system automatically sets the file as the main startup configuration file to
be used at the next system startup.
Use the command dedicated to specify a startup configuration file, which is described in the
following table:
Follow the step below to specify a configuration file as the startup configuration file for the next system
startup:
To do...
Specify a startup configuration file
for the next system startup of all
the member devices
A configuration file must use .cfg as its extension name and the startup configuration file must be saved
under the root directory of the storage medium.

Backing Up the Startup Configuration File

The backup function allows you to copy the startup configuration file to be used at the next system
startup from the device to the TFTP server for backup.
The backup operation backs up the startup configuration file to the TFTP server.
Follow the step below to back up the startup configuration file to be used at the next system startup:
To do...
Back up the configuration file to be
used at the next system startup to
the specified TFTP server
Use the command...
startup saved-configuration cfgfile
[ backup | main ]
Use the command...
backup startup-configuration to
dest-addr [dest- filename ]
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