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C HAPTER 7 | Performing System Maintenance
Managing Configuration Files
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MANAGING CONFIGURATION FILES
Use the Maintenance Configuration pages to save the current configuration
to a file on your computer, or to restore previously saved configuration
settings to the switch.
SAVING
CONFIGURATION
SETTINGS
Use the Configuration Save page to save the current configuration settings
to a file on your local management station.
PATH
Maintenance, Configuration, Save
WEB INTERFACE
To save your current configuration settings:
1. Click Maintenance, Configuration, Save.
2. Click the “Save configuration” button.
3. Specify the directory and name of the file under which to save the
current configuration settings.
The configuration file is in XML format. The configuration parameters are
represented as attribute values. When saving the configuration from the
switch, the entire configuration including syntax descriptions is included in
the file. The file may be modified using an editor and loaded to a switch.
Figure 156: Configuration Save
RESTORING
CONFIGURATION
SETTINGS
Use the Configuration Upload page to restore previously saved
configuration settings to the switch from a file on your local management
station.
PATH
Maintenance, Configuration, Upload
WEB INTERFACE
To restore your current configuration settings:
1. Click Maintenance, Configuration, Upload.
2. Click the Browse button, and select the configuration file.
3. Click the Upload button to restore the switch’s settings.