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Additionally, while the Auto Install is running, you can issue the
show autoinstall
command to view
information about the current Auto Install state.
When Auto Install has successfully completed, you can execute a
show running-config
command to validate
the contents of configuration.
6.2.2.1. Saving a Configuration
The Auto Install feature includes an AutoSave feature that allows the downloaded configuration to be
automatically saved; however, AutoSave is disabled by default. If AutoSave has not been enabled, you must
explicitly save the downloaded configuration in non-volatile memory. This makes the configuration available
for the next reboot. In the CLI, this is performed by issuing a
copy running-config startup-config
command and should be done after validating the contents of saved configuration.
6.2.2.2. Stopping and Restarting the Auto Install Process
You can terminate the Auto Install process at any time before the image or configuration file is downloaded.
This is useful when the switch is disconnected from the network. Termination of the Auto Install process ends
further periodic requests for a host-specific file.
6.2.2.3. Managing Downloaded Configuration Files
The configuration files downloaded to the switch by Auto Install are stored in the nonvolatile memory
as
.scr
files. The files may be managed (viewed or deleted) along with files downloaded by the
configuration scripting utility. If the Auto Install persistent mode is enabled (
boot-system host autoinstall
)
and the switch reboots, the
.scr
configuration file created by the switch in the non-volatile memory is
overwritten during the Auto Install process.
To ensure that the downloaded configuration file is used during the next boot cycle, make sure that the Auto
Install persistent mode is disabled (
no boot-system host autoinstall
) and save the configuration (
copy
running-config startup-config
).
6.2.3. DHCP Auto Install Dependencies
The Auto Install process from TFTP servers depends upon the following network services:

A DHCP server must be configured on the network with appropriate services.

An image file and a text file containing the image file name for the switch must be available
from a TFTP server if DHCP image download is desired.

A configuration file (either from bootfile (or) option 67 option) for the switch must be
available from a TFTP server.

The switch must be connected to the network and have a Layer 3 interface that is in an UP
state.