HP 6120XG ProCurve Series 6120 Blade Switches Management and Configuration Gui - Page 135
Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files, Creating an Alternate Startup-Config File.
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Switch Memory and Configuration Multiple Configuration Files 2. Use the CLI to make configuration changes in the running-config file, and then execute write mem. The result is that the startup-config file used to reboot the switch is modified by the actions in step 2. Boot Command Primary Boot Path Active Startup-Config File: backupConfig Idle Startup-Config File: workingConfig Generated Running-Config File Use CLI To Change Running-Config Execute write mem To Save Changes to Source Startup-Config File Figure 6-18. Example of Reboot Process and Making Changes to the StartupConfig File Creating an Alternate Startup-Config File. There are two methods for creating a new configuration file: ■ Copy an existing startup-config file to a new filename, then reboot the switch, make the desired changes to the running-config file, then execute write memory. (Refer to figure 6-6-18, above.) ■ Erase the active startup-config file. This generates a new, default startupconfig file that always results when the switch automatically reboots after deletion of the currently active startup-config file. (Refer to "Erasing a Startup-Config File" on page 6-35.) Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files At the first reboot with a software release supporting multiple configuration, the switch: ■ Assigns the filename oldConfig to the existing startup-config file (which is stored in memory slot 1). 6-27