R3721-F3210-F3171-HP High-End Firewalls System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide-6PW101

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CAUTION:
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configuration file must use .cfg as its extension name and the startup configuration file must be saved in
the root directory of the storage medium.
Backing up the startup configuration file
The backup function allows you to copy the startup configuration file to be used at the next startup from
the device to the TFTP server.
The backup operation backs up the main startup configuration file to the TFTP server for devices
supporting main and backup startup configuration files.
To back up the startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:
Task Command Remarks
Back up the startup configuration
file to be used at the next startup to
the specified TFTP server.
backup startup-configuration to
dest-addr [dest- filename ]
Available in user view
NOTE:
Before the backup operation, perform the following steps:
• Ensure that the server is reachable and enabled with TFTP service, and the client has the read and write
permission.
• Use the display startup command (in user view) to check whether you have specified a startup
configuration file to be used at the next startup. If the file is set as NULL or does not exist, the backup
operation fails.
Deleting a startup configuration file to be used at the next
startup
You can delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup at the CLI.
You may need to delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup for one of the following
reasons:
• After you upgrade system software, the existing startup configuration files do not match the new
system software.
• Startup configuration files are corrupted, which is often caused by loading an incorrect
configuration file.
With startup configuration files deleted, the devices uses factory defaults at the next startup.
To delete a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup:
Task Command Remarks
Delete a startup configuration file
to be used at the next startup from
the storage medium.
reset saved-configuration Available in user view