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Switch Memory and Configuration

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Configuration File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Using the CLI To Implement Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement

Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Menu: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Using Save and Cancel in the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Rebooting from the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Web: Implementing Configuration Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13

Using Primary and Secondary Flash Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Displaying the Current Flash Image Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Switch Software Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Local Switch Software Replacement and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

Rebooting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Operating Notes about Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Boot and Reload Command Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20

Setting the Default Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Booting from the Default Flash (Primary or Secondary) . . . . . . 6-22

Booting from a Specified Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

Using Reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23

Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Transitioning to Multiple Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28

Listing and Displaying Startup-Config Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29

Viewing the Startup-Config File Status with Multiple

Configuration Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29

Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File . . . . . . 6-30

HP PROCURVE 6120 User Manual

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