Netgear XSM4324FS Software Administration Manual Software Version 12.x - Page 437

M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches Nondisruptive Configuration Management If you are managing a large network with thousands of switches, the best way to change the switch configuration is to provide a new startup configuration file to the switch and let the switch gracefully resolve any differences between the running configuration and the new configuration by using the Nondisruptive Configuration Management feature. For example, if VLANs 10, 20, and 30 are configured on the switch while the new configuration includes VLANs 10, 20, and 40, the switch must delete VLAN 30, create VLAN 40, and leave traffic that is being forwarded on VLANs 10 and 20 undisturbed. To apply a new switch configuration without using the Nondisruptive Configuration Management feature, you must either restart the switch or send a delta configuration to the switch. Restarting the switch is disruptive, and managing delta configurations on a large scale can be difficult. The following example shows how you can install a new configuration on a switch by using the Nondisruptive Configuration Management feature: 1. Download the file with the new configuration to switch. (Netgear Switch) # Copy tftp://172.26.2.21/new_config.scr nvram:script new_config.scr 2. Merge the new configuration with the current configuration. (Netgear Switch) # Reload configuration new_config.scr 3. Save the changes. (Netgear Switch) #save Tools 437 Software Administration Manual