Restoring a startup configuration file – H3C Technologies H3C SecBlade NetStream Cards User Manual

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To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Back up the startup configuration
file to be used at the next startup to
the specified TFTP server

backup startup-configuration to
dest-addr [dest- filename ]

Required
Available in user view

NOTE:

Before the backup operation, perform the following steps:

Ensure that the server is reachable and enabled with TFTP service, and the client has the read and write
permission.

Use the display startup command (in user view) to check whether you have specified a startup
configuration file to be used at the next startup. If the file is set as NULL or does not exist, the backup
operation fails.

Deleting a startup configuration file to be used at
the next startup

You can delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup at the CLI.
You may need to delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup for one of the following

reasons:

After you upgrade system software, the existing startup configuration files do not match the new
system software.

Startup configuration files are corrupted, which is often caused by loading an incorrect
configuration file.

With startup configuration files deleted, the devices uses factory defaults at the next startup.
Follow the step below to delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Delete a startup configuration file
to be used at the next startup from

the storage medium

reset saved-configuration

Required
Available in user view

CAUTION:

This command permanently deletes startup configuration files to be used at the next startup from the
device. Use it with caution.

Restoring a startup configuration file

The restore function allows you to copy a configuration file from a TFTP server to the device and specify
the file as the startup configuration file to be used at the next startup.
Follow the step below to restore a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:

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