Restoring the system configuration settings – HP 1Gb/2Gb switch 16B A7340-96002 User Manual

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Setup

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1. Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service

(on a Windows machine) is running on the host workstation.

2. Login to the switch as the admin user.

3. At the command line enter the following command:

configUpload "hostIPaddr", "user",

"path_filename","password"

where

hostIPaddr

is the IP address of the host computer,

user

is the

User ID used to log into this computer,

path_filename

is the path

location and filename of the configuration file, and

password

is the

password for the user ID specified. If only

configUpload

is entered

the system prompts you for each parameter.

Example:

switch:admin> configupload

Server Name or IP Address [host]: 123.45.678.901

User Name [user]: kelev

File Name [config.txt]: switch1

Protocol (RSHD or FTP) [rshd]: ftp

Password:

upload complete

Restoring the System Configuration Settings

To restore the system configuration settings from a backup:

1. Verify that the RSHD service or the FTP service is running on the host

workstation (Windows or UNIX).

2. Login to the switch as the admin user.

3. Shut down the switch by entering the following command:

switchDisable

4. At the command line enter the following command:

configDownload "hostIPaddr", "user",

"path_filename","password"

where

hostIPaddr

is the IP address of the host computer containing

the configuration file,

user

is the User ID used to log into this

computer,

path_filename

is the path location and filename of the

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