Configuration Files; Saving Configuration To Flash Memory; Downloading/Uploading Configuration Files - Symbol ES3000 Manual

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displays a page with that counter's value shown for all ports. The administrator can use the Refresh
Now button to refresh the page for updated information.

3.4 Configuration Files

After the administrator has modified the switch configuration to meet the needs of the network, he
can save the configuration either to flash memory or to a configuration file. The switch will not
respond to ping requests during the configuration save.
The administrator can upload configuration files to a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server and
download them to the switch at a later time.
The contents of the configuration file will be a list of CLI commands, sufficient to take the switch from
the factory default state to the current state of the switch. When downloading a configuration file to
a switch, the switch will execute each of the CLI commands. If the configuration file is downloaded
to a switch which has been reset to the defaults before the download, the result will be a duplicate
of the original switch configuration. If the configuration is downloaded to a switch with an existing
configuration in place, the downloaded configuration will be overlaid over the existing configuration
and the result may not be a duplicate of the original switch configuration.
If a large number of ES3000 switches must be configured, it may be worthwhile to manually configure
one switch, examine the resulting configuration file, and use a scripting language to modify the
switch to create near duplicates for configuration of the other switches.

3.4.1 Saving Configuration to Flash Memory

Use the Save Configuration page (System Admin. > Tools > Save Config) to save configuration
changes to flash memory, which allows the configuration to endure power cycling and rebooting of
the switch. Click the Save Configuration button.

3.4.2 Downloading/Uploading Configuration Files

Use the TFTP Configuration File Upload/Download page (System Admin. > Tools > Upload/Download
Config) to save the configuration in a configuration file, and later restore the configuration from this
file.
Saving and restoring configurations requires a TFTP server. The switch has been tested with the Solar
Winds TFTP server freeware that is available for download at www.solarwinds.net.