Multiple Configuration Files - HP PROCURVE 2520 Management And Configuration Manual

Multiple Configuration Files

Action
Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files
Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration Policy
Managing Startup-Config Files
Renaming Startup-Config Files
Copying Startup-Config Files
Erasing Startup-Config Files
Effect of Using the Clear + Reset Buttons
Copying Startup-Config Files to or from a Remote Server
This method of operation means that you cannot preserve different startup­
config files across a reboot without using remote storage.
The switch allows up to three startup-config files with options for selecting
which startup-config file to use for:
■ A fixed reboot policy using a specific startup-config file for a specific boot
path (primary or secondary flash)
■ Overriding the current reboot policy on a per-instance basis
Primary Boot Path
Boot Command
Secondary Boot Path
Figure 6-14. Optional Reboot Process
While you can still use remote storage for startup-config files, you can now
maintain multiple startup-config files on the switch and choose which version
to use for a reboot policy or an individual reboot.
This choice of which configuration file to use for the startup-config at reboot
provides the following new options:
■ The switch can reboot with different configuration options without having
to exchange one configuration file for another from a remote storage
location.
Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files
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Startup-Config
Options:
File 1
Running-Config
File 2
File 3
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