Netgear FSM726v3 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide for Software - Page 35

NETGEAR Managed Switches Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0 When Auto Install has been successfully completed, an administrator can execute a show running-config command to validate the contents of configuration. Saving Configuration An administrator must explicitly save the downloaded configuration in non-volatile memory. Then a configuration will be available on the next reboot. In the CLI, this is performed by issuing a copy running-config startup-config command and should be done after validating the contents of saved configuration. Host-Specific Config File Not Found If the Auto Install process fails to download any configuration file as described above, a message is logged. If a "final"configuration file is not downloaded, as described in Table 2-1, the Auto Install procedure continues to issue TFTP broadcast requests. The frequency of the broadcasts is once per 10 minute period. Terminating the Auto Install Process A user may terminate the Auto Install process at any time prior to the downloading of the config file. This is most optimally done when the switch is disconnected from the network, or if the requisite configuration files have not been configured on TFTP servers. Termination of the Auto Install process ends further periodic requests for a host-specific file. Managing Downloaded Config Files The configuration files downloaded via Auto Install are stored in the nonvolatile memory. The files may be managed (viewed, displayed, deleted) along with files downloaded via the configuration scripting utility. A file is not automatically deleted after it is downloaded. However, the file does not take effect upon a reboot. If an administrator opts to save config, the saved configuration takes effect upon reboot. If the user does not opt to save config, the Auto Install process occurs again on a subsequent reboot. This may result in one of the previously downloaded files being overwritten. Restarting the Auto Install Process The Auto Install process is automatically started on a subsequent reboot if the configuration file is not found on the switch. This situation can occur if configuration has not ever been saved on the switch, or if the administrator has issued a command to erase the configuration file. During a particular session, the Auto Install process may be restarted if the administrator has previously stopped the Auto Install process, and then chooses to restart it. This action re-initiates the process for this login session only. It is recommended that this action be performed only when the administrator is certain that configuration is clear in order to have predictable results. Reinitialization of the switch after a clear config automatically activates the Auto Install process if there is no configuration file stored on the switch. Auto Install Configuration 2-5 v1.0, October 2009