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Switch Memory and Configuration

Multiple Configuration Files

Displaying the Content of A Specific Startup-Config File

With Multiple Configuration enabled, the switch can have up to three startup-

config files. Because the show config command always displays the content of

the currently active startup-config file, the command extension shown below

is needed to allow viewing the contents of any other startup-config files stored

in the switch.

Syntax: show config < filename >

This command displays the content of the specified startup-

config file in the same way that the show config command

displays the content of the default (currently active) startup-

config file.

Changing or Overriding the Reboot Configuration

Policy

Command Page

startup-default [ primary | secondary ] config < filename > Below

boot system flash < primary | secondary > config < filename > 6-34

You can boot the switch using any available startup-config file.

Changing the Reboot Configuration Policy. For a given reboot, the

switch automatically reboots from the startup-config file assigned to the flash

location (primary or secondary) being used for the current reboot. For exam-

ple, when you first download a software version that supports multiple

configuration files and boot from the flash location of this version, the switch

copies the existing startup-config file (named oldConfig) into memory slot 2,

renames this file to workingConfig, and assigns workingConfig as:

■ The active configuration file

■ The configuration file to use when booting from either primary or second-

ary flash.

In this case, the switch is configured to automatically use the workingConfig

file in memory slot 2 for all reboots.

You can use the following command to change the current policy so that the

switch automatically boots using a different startup-config file.

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