HP 5500 Ei 5500 Si Switch Series Configuration Guide

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# Create new folder mytest in the test directory. 
 cd test 
 mkdir mytest 
%Created dir flash:/test/mytest. 
# Display the current working...

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Managing configuration files 
You can manage configuration files at the CLI or by using the Boot menu of the device. This chapter 
describes the CLI approach. 
Overview 
A configuration file saves a configuration as a set of text commands. You can save the running 
configuration to a configuration file so the configuration takes effect after you reboot the device. You can 
also back up the configuration file to a host and download the file to the device as needed. 
Configuration types 
The device...

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Configuration file format and content 
A configuration file is saved as a text file according to the following rules: 
•  Commands are saved in their complete form. 
•   The commands are listed in sections by view, typically in this order: system view, interface view, 
protocol views, and user interface view. 
•   Sections are separated with one or more blank lines or comment lines that start with a pound sign 
(#). 
•   A configuration file ends with a return. 
Coexistence of multiple configuration...

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Enabling configuration file auto-update 
The configuration auto-update function enables all subordinate switches to automatically save the 
running configuration as the master does when you execute the  save [ safely  ] [ backup | main ] 
[  force ] command or the  save filename  all command. If this function is disabled, only the master 
saves the configuration.  
To ensure configuration consistency, HP recommends enabling the function. 
To enable configuration auto-update: 
 
Step Command Remarks...

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Task Command Remarks 
Save the running configuration to a 
configuration file and specify the 
file as the startup configuration file 
for the next startup. save [ safely
 ] [ backup | main ] 
[ force  ]  By default, the running 
configuration is saved to the 
current startup configuration file. 
You can choose to save the 
configuration to a different file as 
instructed by the system.  
If you execute the 
save [ safely ] 
command without specifying any 
other keyword, the command 
saves the...

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Configuration archives are saved with the file name format  prefix_serial number .cfg, for example, 
20080620archive_1.cfg  and 20080620archive_2.cfg. The serial number is automatically assigned from 
1 to 1000, increasing by 1. After the serial number reaches 1000, it restarts from 1.  
After you change the file directory or file name prefix , or reboot the device, the old configuration archives 
are regarded as common configuration files, the configuration archive counter resets, and the  display...

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Enabling automatic configuration archiving 
To avoid decreasing system performance, follow these guidelines when you configure automatic 
configuration archiving:  
•   If the device configuration does not change freq uently, manually archive the running configuration 
as needed. 
•   If a low-speed storage media (such as a Flash) is  used, archive the running configuration manually, 
or configure automatic archiving with an inte rval longer than 1440 minutes (24 hours).  
Make sure you have set an...

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Step Command 
1.  Enter system view.  system-view 
2.  Perform configuration rollback. 
configuration replace file filename  
 
The configuration rollback function might fail to reco nfigure some commands in the running configuration 
for one of the following reasons:  
•   A command cannot be undone because the  undo form designed for the command does not include 
a keyword or argument configured in the command. For example, if the  undo form designed for the 
A  [B ] C  command is undo A C , the...

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Step Command Remarks 
2.  Back up the next-startup 
configuration file to a TFTP 
server in user view.  backup startup-configuration to
 
dest-addr  [dest-filename  ]  N/A 
 
Deleting the next-startup configuration file 
 
 
CAUTION: 
This task permanently deletes the next-startup conf
iguration file from all member devices. Before 
performing this task, back up the file as needed. 
 
You can delete the main, the backup, or both. If the device has only one next-startup configuration file, 
the...

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Displaying and maintaining a configuration file 
 
Task Command Remarks 
Display information about 
configuration rollback. display archive configuration [ |
 
{  begin |  exclude | include  } 
regular-expression  ]   Available in any view. 
Display the running configuration.  display current-configuration 
[ [ configuration [ configuration
 ] | 
interface  [ interface-type  ] 
[ interface-number  ] | exclude 
modules  ] [ by-linenum  ] [ | { begin  
|  exclude  | include  } 
regular-expression  ] ]...