DELL N3000 User Manual

Managing Images and Files

running-config file. The backup-config file does not exist until you explicitly 

create one by copying an existing configuration file to the backup-config file 

or downloading a backup-config file to the switch.
You can also create configuration scripts, which are text files that contains 

CLI commands. 

When you apply (run) a configuration script on the switch, the commands in 

the script are executed in the order in which they are written as if you were 

typing them into the CLI. The commands that are executed in the 

configuration script are added to the running-config file.
You might upload a configuration file from the switch to a remote server for 

the following reasons:

• To create a backup copy
• To use the configuration file on another switch
• To manually edit the file

You might download a configuration file from a remote server to the switch 

for the following reasons:

• To restore a previous configuration
• To load the configuration copied from another switch
• To load the same configuration file on multiple switches

Use a text editor to open a configuration file and view or change its contents. 

If you use OpenManage Switch Administrator to manage the switch over an 

HTTPS connection, you must copy the appropriate certificate files to the 

switch. If you use the CLI to manage the switch over an SSH connection, you 

must copy the appropriate key files to the switch.

You can use any of the following protocols to download files from a remote 

system to the switch or to upload files from the switch to a remote system:

You must use the CLI to manage configuration scripts. The configuration 

scripting feature is not available from the web interface.