Allied Telesis AT-S97 - Manual (Page 23)

AT-S85 and AT-S97 Management Software User’s Guide
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Saving Your Configuration Changes
The configuration settings of the management and media converter
modules of a chassis or stack are stored in a series of files called
configuration files in the modules’ file systems. The most important of
these files is the active master configuration file on the management
module, which, as its name implies, contains all of the settings of a chassis
or stack. What the configuration files do is they retain the parameter
settings of the modules when a unit is power cycled or reset. Without the
files, you would have to reconfigure the modules whenever you reset a
device.
The modules do not automatically update their configuration files and the
active master configuration file when you change a device’s parameter,
such as the speed of a port on a media converter module. Instead, you
must initiate the update with the CONFIG SAVE command. This command
instructs all the modules in a chassis, or stack, to update their
configuration files to match their current settings. You should always
perform this command after adjusting the parameter settings of the
modules. Otherwise, your changes are discarded if you have to reset or
power cycle the unit.
Note
Many of the chapters in this guide have a note on the first page
reminding you to update the configuration files with the CONFIG
SAVE command after entering your parameter changes.
For further information on configuration files and the CONFIG SAVE
command, refer to Chapter 8, “Configuration File Commands” on page
145.