Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 152)

Chapter 9: File System
152 Section II: Advanced Operations
Working with Boot Configuration Files
A boot configuration file contains the series of commands that recreate the
current or a specific configuration of the switch when the unit is power
cycled or reset. The commands in the file recreate all the VLANs, port
settings, spanning tree settings, port trunks, port mirrors, and so forth.
A switch can contain multiple boot configuration files, but only one can be
active on a switch at a time. The active boot file is the file that is updated
whenever you select the Save Configuration Changes option from the
Main Menu.
You can create different boot configuration files and store them in the
switch’s file system. For example, you might create a backup of a boot
configuration file to protect against the loss of the file, or you might create
different boot configuration files to see which works best on the switch and
for your network. You can also copy boot configuration files onto different
switches to save yourself the trouble of having to manually configure
AT-9400 Switches that are to have similar configurations. One way to do
this with switches that support compact flash cards is to copy the
configuration file from flash memory on the master switch onto the
compact flash card. Then take the compact flash card to other switches
and copy the configuration file from the compact flash card into the
switch’s flash memory.
The procedures in this section explain how to create a boot configuration
file, set the active boot configuration file, view the contents of a boot
configuration file, and edit a file. The procedures are:
ˆ “Creating a Boot Configuration File” on page 152
ˆ “Setting the Active Boot Configuration File” on page 155
ˆ “Viewing a Boot Configuration File” on page 157
ˆ “Editing a Boot Configuration File” on page 158
To display a list of the boot configuration files that exist on the switch, see
“Displaying System Files” on page 165.
Creating a Boot
Configuration
File
This section explains how to create a new boot configuration file on the
switch. You might want to create a boot configuration file to download it
onto another switch. Or, you might want to create a backup of your current
configuration.
This process involves three procedures:
ˆ “Creating a Boot Configuration File” on page 153
ˆ “Configuring the Switch’s Parameter Settings” on page 154