User guide

download configuration
ExtremeWarePx1 1.2 Command Reference Guide 67
download configuration
download configuration
[<IP address> | <hostname>]
<filename>
{primary | secondary}
Description
Downloads a previously saved ASCII conÞguration Þle from a speciÞc TFTP server host.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
You must have administrator privileges to issue this command.
This command does a complete download, resetting the current switch conÞguration and replacing it
with the new downloaded conÞguration. You will be prompted to reboot the switch after the download
is complete.
The switch can store up to two conÞgurations: a primary conÞguration and a secondary conÞguration.
When you download a new conÞguration, you can select into which conÞguration space (primary or
secondary) you want the new conÞguration to be placed. If you do not specify a conÞguration space,
the switch uses the one that was selected with the previous use configuration command. To see which
conÞguration is currently selected, use the show configuration command.
The new conÞguration information is stored in switch runtime memory, and is not retained if the switch
has a power failure. After the switch has rebooted, you should save the conÞguration to the primary or
secondary conÞguration area to retain it through a power cycle. You can include a save command at the
end of the conÞguration Þle to have the save done at the end of the download.
The Þle on the server is assumed to be located relative to the TFTP server base directory. You can
specify a path as part of the Þlename.
Use of the hostname parameter requires that DNS be enabled.
IP address The IP address of the TFTP server from which the configuration should be
obtained.
hostname The host name of the TFTP server from which the configuration should be
obtained.
filename The path and filename of a saved ASCII configuration.
primary Specifies that the new configuration should be stored as the primary
configuration.
secondary Specifies that the new configuration should be stored as the secondary
configuration.