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S4224 Web User Guide
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Maintenance >
Configuration
This section covers config file handling via the
Maintenance
>
Configuration
menu path, including how to:
1. Save the config that is currently running
2. Download a different config file
3. Upload the downloaded config file
4. Activate an uploaded config file
5. Delete an inactive config file
Industry-standard Configuration Support
The S4224 supports an industry-standard configuration where the commands are stored in a text format.
The S4224 stores its configuration in a number of text files in CLI format. The files are either virtual (RAM-
based) or stored in flash on the switch.
The three system files are:
running-config
: A virtual file that represents the currently active configuration on the switch. This file is
volatile.
startup-config
: The startup configuration for the switch, read at boot time.
default-config
: A read-only file with vendor-specific configuration. This file is read when the system is
restored to default settings. This is a per-build customizable file that does not require source code
changes.
It is also possible to store up to two other files and apply them to the running-config, thereby switching
configuration. The maximum number of files in the configuration file is limited to a compressed size which
does not exceed approximately 1MB.
The configuration made can be dynamically viewed by entering the
show running-config
command.
This current running configuration may be copied to the startup configuration using the
copy
command.
This industry-standard file may be edited and can be populated on multiple other switches using any
standard text editor offline.
