Using Recovery Procedures; Recovering From Lost Member Connectivity - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting
The file system uses a URL-based file specification. This example uses the TFTP protocol to copy the
file config.text from the host arno to the switch Flash memory:
switch# copy tftp://arno//2950/config.text flash:config.text
You can enter these parameters as part of a filename:
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Enter the copy running-config startup-config privileged EXEC command to save your configuration
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changes to Flash memory so that they are not lost if there is a system reload or power outage. This
example shows how to use this command to save your changes:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Building configuration...
It might take a minute or two to save the configuration to Flash memory. After it has been saved, this
message appears:
[OK]
switch#

Using Recovery Procedures

These recovery procedures require that you have physical access to the switch:
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Recovering from Lost Member Connectivity

Some configurations can prevent the command switch from maintaining contact with member switches.
If you are unable to maintain management contact with a member, and the member switch is forwarding
packets normally, check for these port-configuration conflicts:
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TFTP
Flash
RCP
XMODEM
Recovering from lost member connectivity
Recovering from a command-switch failure
Recovering from a lost or forgotten password
Recovering from corrupted software
Member switches cannot connect to the command switch through a port that is defined as a network
port.
Member switches must connect to the command switch through a port that belongs to the same
management VLAN. For more information, see the
Member switches connected to the command switch through a secure port can lose connectivity if
the port is disabled due to a security violation. Secure ports are described in the
Security" section on page
"Management VLAN" section on page
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