Basic Operation Guide 2014/02

General features.....................................................................................................................42
Starting the WebAgent............................................................................................................43
Using a standalone web browser from a PC or UNIX workstation.............................................43
Tasks for your first WebAgent session........................................................................................44
Viewing the “First Time Install” window.................................................................................44
Setting a username and password...................................................................................44
If you lose the password.................................................................................................45
Online Help for the WebAgent............................................................................................45
Downloading the WebAgent Help to a local server...........................................................45
Connecting to the WebAgent from HP PCM+.............................................................................45
5 Switch Memory and Configuration..............................................................47
Overview..............................................................................................................................47
Configuration file management.................................................................................................47
Using the CLI to implement configuration changes.......................................................................48
Creating a custom default configuration.....................................................................................51
Copying an existing configuration file to the custom default configuration file.............................52
Copying the custom default config file onto the switch........................................................52
Using TFTP..............................................................................................................52
Using XMODEM......................................................................................................53
Using USB...............................................................................................................53
Copying the custom default config file off the switch...........................................................53
Using TFTP..............................................................................................................53
Using XMODEM......................................................................................................53
Using USB...............................................................................................................54
Using SFTP and SCP to transfer the custom configuration.........................................................54
Erasing a configuration file..................................................................................................55
Displaying the configuration files..........................................................................................56
Troubleshooting custom default configuration files...................................................................57
Using the menu and WebAgent to implement configuration changes configuration file.....................58
Menu: implementing configuration changes...........................................................................58
Using Save and Cancel in the menu interface...................................................................58
Rebooting from the menu interface..................................................................................59
WebAgent: implementing configuration changes...................................................................60
Zeroization............................................................................................................................60
Zeroizing the file storage of the management module.............................................................60
Zeroizing from the ROM console.....................................................................................61
Zeroizing with HA.........................................................................................................61
Using Primary and Secondary flash image options.....................................................................62
Displaying the current flash image data................................................................................62
Switch software downloads.................................................................................................63
Local switch software replacement and removal.....................................................................64
Rebooting the switch..........................................................................................................66
Operating notes about booting.......................................................................................66
Boot and reload command comparison............................................................................66
Setting the default flash..................................................................................................67
Booting from the default flash (Primary or Secondary)........................................................67
Booting from a specified flash.........................................................................................68
Using reload................................................................................................................69
Multiple configuration files.......................................................................................................72
General operation.............................................................................................................73
Transitioning to multiple configuration files............................................................................74
Viewing the startup-config file status with multiple configuration enabled...................................75
Displaying the content of a specific startup-config file..............................................................75
Changing or overriding the reboot configuration policy...........................................................76
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