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Switch Memory and Configuration
Multiple Configuration Files
Figure 6-22 illustrates using erase config < filename > to remove a startup-config
file.
Figure 6-22. Example of Erasing a Non-Active Startup-Config File
With the same memory configuration as is shown in the bottom portion of
figure 6-22, executing erase startup-config boots the switch from primary flash,
resulting in a new file named minconfig in the same memory slot. The new file
contains the default configuration for the software version currently in pri-
mary flash.
Using the Clear + Reset Button Combination To Reset
the Switch to Its Default Configuration
The Clear + Reset button combination described in the Installation and
Getting Started Guide produces different results, depending on which soft-
ware release is stored in primary flash. That is, when you press the Clear +
Reset button combination the switch:
■ Overwrites the content of the startup-config file currently in memory slot
1 with the default configuration for the software version in primary flash,
and renames this file to config1.
■ Erases any other startup-config files currently in memory.
■ Configures the new file in memory slot 1 as the default for both primary
and secondary flash locations (regardless of the software version cur-
rently in secondary flash).
ProCurve(config)# show config files
Configuration files:
id | act pri sec | name
---+-------------+---------------------
1 | * * | minconfig
2 | * | config2
3 | | config3
ProCurve(config)# erase config config3
ProCurve(config)# show config files
Configuration files:
id | act pri sec | name
---+-------------+---------------------
1 | * * | minconfig
2 | * | config2
3 | |