Extreme Networks ExtremeWare 7.3.0, Command Reference Manual

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download configuration
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download configuration
download configuration [<ip address> | <hostname>] <filename> {incremental}
Description
Downloads a previously saved ASCII configuration file from a specific TFTP server host.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
Unless you specify the incremental keyword, this command does a complete download, resetting the
current switch configuration and replacing it with the new downloaded configuration. You will be
prompted to reboot the switch after the download is complete. If you do not reboot when prompted, the
switch views the configuration file as corrupted and the next time you reboot the switch prompts you to
reset to the factory defaults.
Use the
incremental
keyword to specify an incremental or partial configuration download. In this case,
the commands specified in the incremental download file are executed, but configuration settings not
specified in the file are left intact. No reboot is required.
The new configuration 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 configuration to the primary or
secondary configuration area to retain it through a power cycle. You can include a
save
command at the
end of the configuration file to have the save done at the end of the download.
The file on the server is assumed to be located relative to the TFTP server base directory. You can
specify a path as part of the file name.
Use of the <hostname> parameter requires that DNS be enabled.
Example
The following command clears the current switch configuration, and downloads a new full
configuration from the tftp server
tftphost. It uses the configuration from the file stdconfigs.txt residing in
the subdirectory configs\archive of the TFTP server base directory on the server:
download configuration tftphost configs\archive\stdconfig.txt
The following command downloads a partial configuration from the tftp server tftphost from the file
modifyconfig.txt (residing in the subdirectory configs\archive on the server):
ip address Specifies the IP address of the TFTP server from which the configuration
should be obtained.
hostname Specifies the hostname of the TFTP server from which the configuration
should be obtained.
filename Specifies the path and filename of a saved ASCII configuration.
incremental Specifies an incremental configuration download (v 6.0 or later).