Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 185)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations 185
Uploading an AT-S63 Configuration File Switch to Switch
This procedure explains how to upload a boot configuration file on a
master AT-9400 Switch to another AT-9400 Switch in an enhanced stack.
This procedure provides you with an easy way of distributing a
configuration file to different switches that are to share a similar
configuration. For an explanation of the boot configuration file, refer to
“Working with Boot Configuration Files” on page 152.
Note
You can perform this procedure from a local or remote management
session.
Guidelines
Please review the following guidelines before performing the procedure:
ˆ This procedure gives you the choice of uploading the master switch’s
active boot configuration file or another configuration file in the switch’s
file system. If you upload the master switch’s active boot configuration
file, the entire file and all of its commands are uploaded to the other
switch, with the exception of routing interface commands. This is to
prevent different switches from having the same IP addresses on their
routing interfaces. Any routing interfaces already defined on the switch
that receives the configuration file from the master switch are not
retained.
ˆ If you choose to upload another configuration file from the master
switch’s file system, the entire file without any modification is
transferred to the other switch. This type of upload should be
performed with care. If a configuration file contains commands that
create routing interfaces with static IP addresses, uploading it onto
more than one switch can create an IP address conflict between the
switches.
ˆ After the upload is complete, the switch receiving the configuration file
marks it as its active boot configuration file and resets. Some network
traffic may be lost while the switch reloads its operating software. After
the reset is complete, the switch operates with the parameter settings
contained in the uploaded configuration file.
ˆ A configuration file should only be uploaded onto the same model of
switch as the switch where it was created (for example, AT-9408LC/SP
to AT-9408LC/SP). Allied Telesis does not recommend uploading a
configuration file onto a switch of a different model (for example,
AT-9408LC/SP to AT-9424T/SP). Undesirable switch behavior may
result.