GarrettCom Magnum MNS-6K - Manual (Page 46)

M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E
Magnum6K25#
sntp
Magnum6K25(sntp)##
setsntp server=204.65.129.201 timeout=3 retry=3
SNTP server is added to SNTP server database
Magnum6K25(sntp)##
sync hour=5
Magnum6K25(sntp)##
sntp enable
Do not forget to enable sntp
for time synchronization.
SNTP is already enabled.
Magnum6K25(sntp)##
exit
Magnum6K25(sntp)#
F IGURE 31 -
Setting up SNTP services
Saving and loading configuration
After configuration changes are made, all the changes are automatically registered but not
saved i.e. the effect of the change is immediate, however, if power fails, the changes are
not saved and restored, unless the changed are saved using the save command. It is also a
good practice to save the configuration on another server on the network using the tftp or
ftp protocols. Once the configuration is saved – the saved configuration can be loaded to
restore back the settings. At this time the configuration parameter saved or loaded are not
in a human readable format. The commands for saving and loading configurations on the
network are:
Syntax saveconf mode= [] [file=]
Syntax loadconf mode= [] [file=]
Make sure the machine specified by the IP address has the necessary services running on
it. For serial connections, x-modem or other alternative methods can be used. File name
in many situations has to be a unique file name as over-writing files is not permitted by
most ftp and tftp servers (or services). Only alpha-numeric characters are allowed in the
file name – special characters like !@#$%&*(\|){/};[,’]” (or other control characters e.g.
^G) are not allowed
Magnum6K25#
saveconf mode=tftp 192.168.10.1 file=mag6Kmain
Do you wish to upload the configuration? [ 'Y' or 'N']
Y
F IGURE 32 -
Saving the configuration on a tftp server
The “saveconf” and “loadconf” commands are used often to update new software to
the Magnum 6K family of switches. These commands will be obsoleted in the next release
and replaced with the “ftp” or “tftp” or “xmodem” commands listed below. It is advised
to start using these commands instead of “saveconf” and “loadconf”. Before the
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