Operation Manual – Configuration File Management
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Configuration File Management
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1.2.2 Erasing the Startup Configuration File
You can clear the configuration files saved on the device through commands. After you
clear the configuration files, the device starts up without loading the configuration file
the next time it is started up.
Table 1-3
Erase the configuration file
Operation
Command
Description
Erase the startup
configuration file from the
storage device
reset
saved-configuration
[
backup
|
main
]
Required
Available in user view
You may need to erase the configuration file for one of these reasons:
z
After you upgrade software, the old configuration file does not match the new
software.
z
The startup configuration file is corrupted or not the one you needed.
The following two situations exist:
z
While the
reset saved-configuration
[
main
] command erases the configuration
file with main attribute, it only erases the main attribute of a configuration file
having both main and backup attribute.
z
While the
reset saved-configuration backup
command erases the configuration
file with backup attribute, it only erases the backup attribute of a configuration file
having both main and backup attribute.
Caution:
This command will permanently delete the configuration file from the device.
1.2.3 Specifying a Configuration File for Next Startup
Table 1-4
Specify a configuration file for next startup
Operation
Command
Description
Specify a configuration file
for next startup
startup
saved-configuration
cfgfile
[
backup
|
main
]
Required
Available in user view
You can specify a configuration file to be used for the next startup and configure the
main/backup attribute for the configuration file.