IronPort Systems ES-1528 - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 5 System
ES-1528 User’s Guide
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Figure 21 Configure L2 Table Aging
Select the Enable L2 Table Aging checkbox and enter the amount of time in seconds (up to
1048575) that the switch remembers MAC address entries. Select “0” to disable L2 table
aging. Click Apply to save your configuration changes.
5.1.3 Backup Settings
Backing up your switch configurations allows you to create various “snap shots” of your
device from which you may restore at a later date.
Back up your current switch configuration to a computer using the Backup Settings link.
Follow the steps below to back up the current switch configuration.
1 Click Backup.
2 Click Save to display the Save As screen.
3 Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box
and type a descriptive name for it in the File name list box. Click Save to save the
configuration file to your computer.
5.1.4 Restore Settings
Restore a previously saved configuration from your computer to the switch using the Restore
Settings screen.
Figure 22 Restore Settings
Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the Please select a
saved configuration file text box or click Browse to display the Choose File screen from
which you can locate it. After you have specified the file, click Restore.
Make sure you are using the proper configuration when you are restoring your configuration.
The file name extension should be “.cfg”. If you attempt to restore a wrong configuration file
the following error message appears.