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Appendix
B
Working
with
Configuration
Files
Importing
a
Subset
of
an
XML
Configuration
File
The XML configuration file may be used to set all of the configurable parameters on a
NT24k®
switch or to
configure a subset of parameters. Setting common parameters across multiple switches can be easily
accomplished by creating and importing an abridged configuration file for this purpose.
Appendix C contains an example XML Configuration file. A simple way to start an XML configuration file is to export
the existing saved configuration file from the switch and modifying it to meet your new configuration needs.
When creating a configuration file for a subset of available parameters, setting the system configuration mode to
Keep
will maintain the current settings for all parameters other than those explicitly set by the new file being
imported. If the system configuration mode is not set to
Keep
, all parameters other than those being set by the
configuration file, will be reset to their default setting.
In the example below, the mode is set to
Keep
so that other switch settings are not reset to defaults. Additional
information about the content of the configuration file can be found at the top of any exported configuration file.
Using
Port
Numbers
Instead
of
Port
Names
In a configuration file, it is valid to use port numbers instead of names to simplify the sharing of configuration
settings. Ports are numbered starting at 1.
Port names may differ between switch models. For example, the NT24k-DR24 uses A1-A8, B1-B8, and C1-C8 and
the NT24k-14FX6 uses P1-P8 and FX1-FX6. However the configuration files can reference ports 1-24 for an
NT24k and ports 1-14 for an NT24k-14FX6.
In the following example, VLAN 1 is configured for ports 1 through 8 and VLAN 2 is configured for ports 9 through
16. This settings file can be imported into any NT24k switch that supports 16 or more ports. Note that the
configuration file must also set the appropriate port PVIDs.
<SystemConfiguration Mode=”Keep”>
<SystemGroup>
<SystemConfig>
<SwitchContact>IT Department Manager</SwitchContact>
<SwitchLocation>Factory Floor B</SwitchLocation>
<SystemConfig>
<SystemGroup>
</SystemConfiguration>