User guide

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ONFIGURATION
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TFTP
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OWNLOAD THE
C
ONFIGURATION
You can download ASCII files that contain CLI commands to the switch to modify the
switch configuration. There are three types of configuration scenarios that can be
downloaded:
• Complete configuration
• Incremental configuration
• Scheduled incremental configuration
D
OWNLOADING A
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OMPLETE
C
ONFIGURATION
Downloading a complete configuration replicates or restores the entire configuration to
the switch. You typically use this type of download in conjunction with the
upload config
command, which generates a complete switch configuration in an
ASCII format. As part of the complete configuration download, the switch is
automatically rebooted.
To download a complete configuration, use the following command:
download configuration [<hostname | ip_address>] <filename>
After the ASCII configuration is downloaded by way of TFTP, you are prompted to
reboot the switch. The downloaded configuration file is stored in current switch
memory during the rebooting process, and is not retained if the switch has a power
failure.
When the switch completes booting, it treats the downloaded configuration file as a
script of CLI commands, and automatically executes the commands. If your CLI
connection is through a Telnet connection (and not the console port), your connection is
terminated when the switch reboots, but the command executes normally.
D
OWNLOADING AN
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NCREMENTAL
C
ONFIGURATION
A partial or incremental change to the switch configuration may be accomplished by
downloaded ASCII files that contain CLI commands. These commands are interpreted
as a script of CLI commands, and take effect at the time of the download, without
requiring a reboot of the switch.