F3215-HP Load Balancing Module System Management Configuration Guide-6PW101

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Configuration file content organization and format
IMPORTANT:
To run on the device, a confi
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uration file must meet the content and format requirements of the device. To
avoid any confi
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uration loadin
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problem at startup, use a confi
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uration file created on the device. If you
edit the configuration file, make sure all edits are compliant with the requirements of the device.
A configuration file must meet the following requirements:
• All commands are saved in their complete form.
• Commands are sorted in sections by view, typically in this order: system view, interface view,
protocol views, and user interface view.
• Sections are separated with one or more blank lines or comment lines that start with a pound sign
(#).
• The configuration file ends with the word return.
You can execute the save command to save the running configuration to a configuration file. To make
sure that the configuration file can run normally, HP recommends that you not edit the content and format
of the configuration file.
Startup with a configuration file
The device selects the configuration file to load at startup, as follows:
1. If you have specified a startup configuration file that already exists on the storage medium, the
device starts up with this startup configuration file.
2. If the specified startup configuration file does not exist, the device starts up with the factory
defaults.
Managing configuration files in the Web interface
Administrators can save, back up, restore, reset, or import the device configuration.
Saving the running configuration
The save configuration module allows administrators to save the running configuration to the next-startup
configuration file (.cfg file or .xml file).
Guidelines
• Saving the configuration takes some time.
• Only one administrator can save the configuration at a moment. If one administrator saves the
configuration while the system is saving the configuration as required by another administrator, the
system prompts the second administrator to try later.
Procedures
This module supports saving the configuration in either of the following two modes: fast or common.
To save the configuration in fast mode, click the Save button at the upper right of the auxiliary area.