Working with configuration files
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To download the configuration file through the USB port, perform the
following procedure.
Step
Action
1
Select Configuration > Ascii Config Download to open the page
from the Web-based Management Interface.
2
In the Ascii Configuration USB File Download Setting table,
type the name of the file, and supply the necessary information to
complete the file download.
"Ascii USB file download fields" (page
outlines the available fields.
Ascii USB file download fields
Field
Description
Select Target
The target from which the file is
downloaded. The only option in this case
is USB.
Ascii Configuration File
The name of the configuration file to
download to the switch.
Retrieve Configuration File
from Target
To proceed with the file transfer, change
the value in the list from NO to YES.
3
Click Submit.
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The Last Manual Configuration Status field displays the outcome of the
operation.
Automatically downloading a configuration file
You can configure the switch to automatically download a configuration
when it boots. This section describes how to configure a switch to perform
this task:
•
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Using the CLI
Enable this feature through the CLI by using the configure network
command. Use this command to immediately load and run a script and to
configure parameters to automatically download a configuration file when
the switch or stack is booted.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
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