3Com 3CRWX120695A, Configuration Manual

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Managing Configuration Files 611
To save the running configuration to a file named newconfig , type the
following command:
WX1200# save config newconfig
success: configuration saved to newconfig.
Specifying the
Configuration File to
Use After the Next
Reboot
By default, the WX switch loads the configuration file named
configuration from nonvolatile storage following a software reboot. To
use a different configuration file in nonvolatile storage after rebooting,
use the following command:
set boot configuration-file filename
To configure a WX switch to load the configuration file floor2wx from
nonvolatile storage following the next software reboot, type the
following command:
WX1200# set boot configuration-file floor2wx
success: boot config set.
Loading a
Configuration File
To load configuration commands from a file into the WX switch’s running
configuration, use the
load config command.
WARNING: This command completely removes the running
configuration and replaces it with the configuration contained in the file.
3Com recommends that you save a copy of the current running
configuration to a backup configuration file before loading a new
configuration.
load config [ url ]
The default URL is the name of the configuration file loaded after the last
reboot.
To load a configuration file named newconfig , type the following
command:
WX1200# load config newconfig
Reloading configuration may result in lost of connectivity,
do you wish to continue? (y/n) [n]
y
success: Configuration reloaded
After you type y , MSS replaces the running configuration with the
configuration in the newconfig file. If you type n , MSS does not load the
newconfig file and the running configuration remains unchanged.