HP ProCurve 4108gl Bundle, Management And Configuration Manual

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5-8
Switch Memory and Configuration
Using the Menu and Web Browser Interfaces To Implement Configuration Changes
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Viewing several related configuration parameters in the same screen, with
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Immediately changing both the running-config file and the startup-config
file with a single command
Using the Menu Interface To Implement Configuration
Changes
You can use the menu interface to simultaneously save and implement a subset
of switch configuration changes without having to reboot the switch. That is,
when you save a configuration change in the menu interface, you simulta-
neously change both the running-config file and the startup-config file.
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The only exception to this operation are two VLAN-related parameter changes
that require a reboot—described under "Rebooting To Activate Configuration
Changes" on page 5-10.
Using
Save
and
Cancel
in the Menu Interface
For any configuration screen in the menu interface, the Save command:
1. Implements the changes in the running-config file
2. Saves your changes to the startup-config file
If you decide not to save and implement the changes in the screen, select
Cancel to discard them and continue switch operation with the curent opera-
tion. For example, suppose you have made the changes shown below in the
System Information screen: