IronPort Systems ES-1528 User Manual

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 Chapter 5 System
ES-1528 User’s Guide
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Figure 21   Configure L2 Table Aging 
Select the Enable L2 Table Aging checkbox and enter the amount of time in seconds (up to 
1048575) that the switch remembers MAC address entries. Select “0” to disable L2 table 
aging. Click Apply to save your configuration changes.
5.1.3  Backup Settings   
Backing up your switch configurations allows you to create various “snap shots” of your 
device from which you may restore at a later date.
Back up your current switch configuration to a computer using the Backup Settings link. 
Follow the steps below to back up the current switch configuration. 
Click Backup.
Click Save to display the Save As screen.
Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box 
and type a descriptive name for it in the File name list box. Click Save to save the 
configuration file to your computer.
5.1.4  Restore Settings   
Restore a previously saved configuration from your computer to the switch using the Restore 
Settings 
screen. 
Figure 22   Restore Settings 
Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the Please select a 
saved configuration file
 text box or click Browse to display the Choose File screen from 
which you can locate it. After you have specified the file, click Restore
Make sure you are using the proper configuration when you are restoring your configuration. 
The file name extension should be “.cfg”. If you attempt to restore a wrong configuration file 
the following error message appears.