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Rack Power Filter: How to Export Configuration Settings88
How to Export Configuration Settings
Retrieving and Exporting the .ini File
Summary of the procedure
An Administrator can retrieve the .ini file of a Rack Power Filter and export it to another Rack Power
Filter or to multiple Rack Power Filters.
1. Configure a Rack Power Filter to have the settings you want to export.
2. Retrieve the .ini file from that Rack Power Filter.
3. Customize the file to change at least the TCP/IP settings.
4. Use a file transfer protocol supported by the Rack Power Filter to transfer a copy to one or more
other Rack Power Filters. For a transfer to multiple Rack Power Filters, use an FTP or SCP script
or the .ini file utility.
Each receiving Rack Power Filter uses the file to reconfigure its own settings and then deletes it.
Contents of the .ini file
The config.ini file you retrieve from a Rack Power Filter contains the following:
• section headings and keywords (only those supported for the device from which you retrieve the
file): Section headings are category names enclosed in brackets ([ ]). Keywords, under each
section heading, are labels describing specific Rack Power Filter settings. Each keyword is
followed by an equals sign and a value (either the default or a configured value).
• The
Override keyword: With its default value, this keyword prevents the exporting of one or
more keywords and their device-specific values. For example, in the
[NetworkTCP/IP] section,
the default value for
Override (the MAC address of the Rack Power Filter) blocks the exporting
of values for the
SystemIP, SubnetMask, DefaultGateway, and BootMode.