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Using Switch Configuration Features, Configuration Save and Restore

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11 USING SWITCH CONFIGURATION FEATURES This chapter explains the configuration features supported by the Switch that aid ease of use and configuration of your network. It covers the following topics: ■ Configuration Save and Restore ■ Upgrading Management Software For detailed descriptions of the web interface operations and the command line interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the Switch please refer to the Management Interface Reference Guide supplied in HTML format on the CD-ROM supplied with your Switch or on the 3Com Web site. Configuration Save and Restore The Configuration Save and Restore feature allows the configuration of your Switch to be saved as a file on a remote server, or to be restored onto the Switch from a remote file. The configuration information is stored in an editable ASCII text file as a set of Command Line Interface (CLI) commands. All configuration information that can be set using the Switch's Command Line Interface is saved and restored. Sensitive information such as user passwords and the IP address configuration is not saved. You can edit the text file and add this information if you wish before restoring the configuration. If the Switch is part of a stack, it is the configuration of the stack that is saved and restored. You cannot restore the configuration of a single unit in the stack from the saved file; you must restore the configuration of the entire stack. You must have either the manager or security management access level to be able to save and restore the Switch configuration. If a manager level

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11
U
SING
S
WITCH
C
ONFIGURATION
F
EATURES
This chapter explains the configuration features supported by the Switch
that aid ease of use and configuration of your network. It covers the
following topics:
■
Configuration Save and Restore
■
Upgrading Management Software
For detailed descriptions of the web interface operations and the
command line interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the
Switch please refer to the Management Interface Reference Guide
supplied in HTML format on the CD-ROM supplied with your Switch or on
the 3Com Web site.
Configuration Save
and Restore
The Configuration Save and Restore feature allows the configuration of
your Switch to be saved as a file on a remote server, or to be restored
onto the Switch from a remote file. The configuration information is
stored in an editable ASCII text file as a set of Command Line Interface
(CLI) commands.
All configuration information that can be set using the Switch’s
Command Line Interface is saved and restored. Sensitive information such
as user passwords and the IP address configuration
is not saved. You can
edit the text file and add this information if you wish before restoring the
configuration.
If the Switch is part of a stack, it is the configuration of the stack that is
saved and restored. You cannot restore the configuration of a single unit
in the stack from the saved file; you must restore the configuration of the
entire stack.
You must have either the
manager
or
security
management access level
to be able to save and restore the Switch configuration. If a manager level