HP procurve 2500 Manuale Utente

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Saving Configurations While Using the CLI

The switch operates with two configuration files:

■

 Exists in volatile memory and controls switch operation. Rebooting 

the switch erases the current running-config file and replaces it with an exact copy of the 
current startup-config file. To save a configuration change, you must save the running 
configuration to the startup-config file.

■

 Exists in flash (non-volatile) memory and preserves the most recently-

saved configuration as the "permanent" configuration. When the switch reboots for any 
reason, an exact copy of the current startup-config file becomes the new running-config file 
in volatile memory.

When you use the CLI to make a configuration change, the switch places the change in the running-
config file. If you want to preserve the change across reboots, you must save the change to the startup-
config file. Otherwise, the next time the switch reboots, the change will be lost. There are two ways 
to save configuration changes while using the CLI:

■

Execute the 

write memory command from the Manager, Global, or Context configuration 

level.

■

When exiting from the CLI to the Main Menu, press 

 (for Yes) when you see the 

configuration prompt:

Do you want to save current configuration [y/n] ?