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Chapter 4 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway

Modifying the Startup Configuration

Automatically Downloading a Configuration File

You can automatically download a configuration file to your switch by using the DHCP-based

autoconfiguration feature. For more information, see the “Understanding DHCP-Based

Autoconfiguration” section on page 4-3.

Specifying the Filename to Read and Write the System Configuration

By default, the Cisco IOS software uses the file config.text to read and write a nonvolatile copy of the

system configuration. However, you can specify a different filename, which will be loaded during the

next boot cycle.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to specify a different configuration filename:

To return to the default setting, use the no boot config-file global configuration command.

Booting Manually

By default, the switch automatically boots; however, you can configure it to manually boot.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the switch to manually boot during

the next boot cycle:

Command Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

boot config-file flash:/file-url Specify the configuration file to load during the next boot cycle.

For file-url, specify the path (directory) and the configuration

filename.

Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.

Step 3

end Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 4

show boot Verify your entries.

The boot config-file global configuration command changes the

setting of the CONFIG_FILE environment variable.

Step 5