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Chapter 34 Maintenance

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34.6 Restore a Configuration File

Restore a previously saved configuration from your computer to the Switch using the Restore
Configuration
screen.

Figure 171 Management > Maintenance > Restore Configuration

Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the File Path 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. "config" is the name of the configuration file on the
Switch, so your backup configuration file is automatically renamed when you restore using
this screen.

34.7 Backup a Configuration File

Backing up your Switch configurations allows you to create various “snapshots” of your
device from which you may restore at a later date.
Back up your current Switch configuration to a computer using the Backup Configuration
screen.

Figure 172 Management > Maintenance > Backup Configuration

Follow the steps below to back up the current Switch configuration to your computer in this
screen.

1 Click Backup.
2 Click Save to display the Save As screen.
3 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.