The switch 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 available files are:
This copies running-config to startup-config, thereby ensuring that the currently active configuration will be used at the next reboot.
It is possible to download any of the files on the switch to the web browser. Select the file and click .
Download of running-config may take a little while to complete, as the file must be prepared for download.
It is possible to upload a file from the web browser to all the files on the switch, except default-config which is read-only.
Select the file to upload, select the destination file on the target, then click .
If the destination is running-config, the file will be applied to the switch configuration. This can be done in two ways:
If the flash file system is full (i.e. contains default-config and other files, usually including startup-config), it is not possible to create new files. Instead an existing file must be overwritten or another file must be deleted.
It is possible to activate any of the configuration files present on the switch, except for running-config which represents the currently active configuration.
Select the file to activate and click . This will initiate the process of completely replacing the existing configuration with that of the selected file.
It is possible to delete any of the writable files stored in flash, including startup-config. If this is done and the switch is rebooted without a prior Save operation, this effectively resets the switch to default configuration.