Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 178)

Chapter 10: File System
178 Section II: Advanced Features
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
insert special formatting codes, such as boldface or italics, into a
boot configuration file.
❑ 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 purpose. 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 against the margin.
❑ 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 you insert them into a boot
configuration file. This helps ensure that you understand the
syntax and parameters of the commands and that the commands
produce the desired results.
❑ If a boot configuration file contains an invalid or incorrect
command, the switch, when reset or power cycled, stops
processing the boot configuration file at the point of the invalid
command. The invalid command and any commands following it
in the file are not be performed. 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 that
the line in the boot configuration file that contains the error.