Rebooting from the menu interface – SMC Networks SMC TigerStack II SMC6624M User Manual

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Switch Memory and Configuration
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement Configuration Changes

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face, the switch discards the configuration changes made while using the CLI.
To ensure that changes made while using the CLI are saved, execute

write

memory in the CLI before rebooting the switch.

Rebooting from the Menu Interface

Terminates the current session and performs a reset of the operating
system

Activates any configuration changes that require a reboot

Resets statistical counters to zero

(Note that statistical counters can be reset to zero without rebooting the
switch. See “Displaying Port Counters” on page 10-8.)

To Reboot the switch, use the

Reboot Switch option in the Main Menu. (Note

that the Reboot Switch option is not available if you log on in Operator mode;
that is, if you enter an Operator password instead of a manager password at
the password prompt.)

Figure 2-1. The Reboot Switch Option in the Main Menu

Rebooting To Activate Configuration Changes.

Configuration changes

for most parameters become effective as soon as you save them. However,
you must reboot the switch in order to implement a change in the

Maximum

VLANs to support

parameter

.

Reboot Switch option

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