Copy and Save Configuration on the Sx500 Series Stackable Switches

Objective

The objective of this document is to guide you on how to configure the copy/save file settings on the Sx500 Series Stackable Switch. The default configuration of the switch uses the running configuration file, which is unstable and does not retain the settings between reboots.

This article explains how to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration and retain the configuration between reboots.

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Applicable Devices

• Sx500 Series Stackable Switches

Copy/Save Settings of the Copy Active Switch Firmware

Step 1. In the switch configuration utility, choose Administration > File Management > Copy/Save Configuration. The Copy/Save Configuration page opens with the default settings.

Step 2. Click the Copy Active Switch firmware radio button in the Copy Action field.

Step 3. In the Copy Action area, click the Software image radio button to retain the original image of the router or click Boot code to indicate the router to boot and use the first IOS image stored in Flash memory.

Step 4. Select the Destination Unit to be overwritten by the source file.

Step 5. Click Apply if you wish to save the settings. 

Step 6.  Click OK to finish copying the files.

Step 7. Click Enable/Disable Save Icon Blinking to enable/disable blinking of the Save icon.

Copy/Save Settings of the Copy Configuration

Step 1. In the switch configuration utility, choose Administration > File Management > Copy/Save Configuration. The Copy/Save Configuration page opens with the default settings.

Step 2. In the Copy Action field, click the Copy configuration radio button.

Step 3. In the Source File Name field, click either Running configuration, Startup configuration or Backup configuration to indicate which file needs to be saved in the Destination File Name.

• Running Configuration — The running configuration is the configuration that the router is currently running.
• Startup Configuration — The startup configuration is the configuration that is loaded when the router boots or powers up.
• Backup Configuration — The backup configuration allows the user to backup all configurations made to the router.

Step 4. In the Destination File Name field, click either Startup configuration or Backup configuration to indicate where the configuration files from the Source File Name need to be saved.

Note: For the Copy configuration, the Source and the Destination Unit fields are unavailable.

Step 5. Click Apply if you wish to save the settings.

Step 6. Click OK to finish copying the files.

Step 7. Click Done to complete saving the settings.

Step 8. Click Enable/Disable Save Icon Blinking to enable/disable blinking of the Save icon.