Basic Operation Guide 2013/06

5 Using the HP WebAgent...........................................................................44
Overview..............................................................................................................................44
General features.....................................................................................................................45
Starting the WebAgent............................................................................................................46
Using a standalone web browser from a PC or UNIX workstation.............................................46
Tasks for your first WebAgent session........................................................................................47
Viewing the “First Time Install” window.................................................................................47
Setting a username and password...................................................................................47
If you lose the password.................................................................................................48
Online Help for the WebAgent............................................................................................48
Downloading the WebAgent Help to a local server...........................................................48
Connecting to the WebAgent from HP PCM+.............................................................................48
6 Switch memory and configuration...............................................................50
Overview..............................................................................................................................50
Configuration file management.................................................................................................50
Using the CLI to implement configuration changes.......................................................................51
Creating a custom default configuration.....................................................................................54
Copying an existing configuration file to the custom default configuration file.............................55
Copying the custom default config file onto the switch........................................................55
Using TFTP...................................................................................................................55
Using XMODEM...........................................................................................................56
Using USB....................................................................................................................56
Copying the custom default config file off the switch...............................................................56
Using TFTP...................................................................................................................56
Using XMODEM...........................................................................................................56
Using USB....................................................................................................................57
Using SFTP and SCP to transfer the custom configuration.........................................................57
Erasing a configuration file..................................................................................................57
Displaying the configuration files..........................................................................................58
Troubleshooting custom default configuration files...................................................................59
Using the menu and WebAgent to implement configuration changes configuration file.....................60
Menu: implementing configuration changes...........................................................................60
Using Save and Cancel in the menu interface...................................................................60
Rebooting from the menu interface..................................................................................61
WebAgent: implementing configuration changes...................................................................62
Zeroization............................................................................................................................62
Zeroizing the file storage of the management module.............................................................62
Zeroizing from the ROM console.....................................................................................63
Zeroizing with HA.........................................................................................................63
Using Primary and Secondary flash image options.....................................................................64
Displaying the current flash image data................................................................................64
Switch software downloads.................................................................................................65
Local switch software replacement and removal.....................................................................66
Rebooting the switch..........................................................................................................68
Operating notes about booting.......................................................................................68
Boot and reload command comparison............................................................................68
Setting the default flash..................................................................................................69
Booting from the default flash (Primary or Secondary)........................................................69
Booting from a specified flash.........................................................................................70
Using reload................................................................................................................71
Multiple configuration files.......................................................................................................74
General operation.............................................................................................................75
Transitioning to multiple configuration files............................................................................76
Listing and displaying startup-config files...............................................................................77
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