Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 149)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations 149
The following are several guidelines for editing a boot configuration file:
 The text editor must be able to store the file as ASCII text. Do not use
special formatting codes, such as boldface or italics.
 The boot configuration file must contain AT-S63 command line
commands. You enter the commands you want the switch to perform
when reset or power cycled. For a description of the commands, refer
to the AT-S63 Management Software Command Line Interface User’s
Guide.
 A boot configuration file is divided into sections with each section
devoted to the commands for a particular function. For example, the
VLAN Configuration section should only contain commands for
creating VLANs or for setting the VLAN mode.
 Each command must start flush left.
 To comment out a command so that the switch does not perform it,
precede the command with the pound symbol (#).
 You should test the commands manually by entering them at a
command line prompt before inserting them into a boot configuration
file. This is to ensure that you understand the syntax and parameters
of the commands and that the commands produce the desired results.
 To troubleshoot a boot configuration file, start a local management
session with the switch and reset the device. Messages displayed on
the screen during the boot up and boot configuration process indicate
the line in the boot configuration file that contains the error.