Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 99)

AT-S63 Web Browser User’s Guide for AT-9400 Stacks
Section II: Advanced Operations 99
Selecting the Active Boot Configuration File
This procedure changes the active boot configuration file on the master
switch. The master switch uses the active boot configuration file to store
the configuration settings of the stack and to configure the operating
parameters of the stack whenever it is reset or power cycled. Review the
following before performing this procedure:
ˆ You cannot create a new configuration file from a web browser
management session. That task must be performed with the command
line commands.
ˆ The new active configuration file must already exist in the master
switch’s file system or on a flash memory card. To view the master
switch’s configuration files, see “Listing the Files in Flash Memory or
on a Compact Flash Card” on page 96. Configuration files have a “.cfg”
extension.
ˆ Specifying a new active boot configuration file does not change the
current operating configuration of the stack. To reconfigure the stack
using the settings in a new active configuration file, you have to reset
or power cycle the stack at the end of this procedure.
ˆ Selecting Save Config after changing the active configuration file
overwrites the settings in the file with the current settings of the stack.
ˆ The active configuration file can be on a flash memory card. However,
the master switch does not copy the configuration file to its file system.
Instead, it uses and updates the file directly on the card. If you remove
the card, the master switch will not able to save any further
configuration changes until you reinsert the flash card or specify
another active boot configuration file. Furthermore, removing a flash
card and resetting the stack causes the stack to return to its default
settings.
To change the master switch’s active configuration file:
1. From the Home page, click the Configuration button.
2. From the Configuration menu, click the Utilities button.
3. Select the File System tab to display the File System tab in Figure 27
on page 96.
4. In the Default Configuration File field, enter the name of the file to be
the new active configuration file. When entering the file name, note the
following:
ˆ Be sure to include the “.cfg” extension.
ˆ Precede the name with “cflash:” if the file is stored on a flash card
in the switch.