Allied Telesis AT-S97 - Manual (Page 132)

Chapter 8: Configuration File Commands
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file copy srcfile=system://0/m/mcf_ai_traffic.cfg
dstfile=system://0/m/mcf_24a_traffic.cfg
This command is described in Chapter 9, “File System Commands” on
page 149.
Specifying the
Active Master
Configuration
File
A management module can have more that one master configuration file
in its file system, but only one file can be active at a time. This file is
referred to as the active master configuration file. It is this file that the
management software updates in response to the CONFIG SAVE
command and refers to when configuring the parameter settings of a
chassis after a power cycle.
The command for specifying the active master configuration file on the
management module is CONFIG SET. After you have designated a new
active master configuration file on a management module, you should do
one of the following:
ˆ If you want the management module to configure the modules in the
chassis with the settings in the new active file, issue the CONFIG RUN
command.
Note
Issuing the CONFIG RUN command may momentarily disrupt the
flow of traffic through the media converter channels as the modules
reconfigure their settings.
ˆ If you want to overwrite the settings in the file with the current settings
of the modules, issue the CONFIG SAVE command, instead. This
might be appropriate in situations where you did not want to use the
settings in the new active master configuration file, and instead want to
overwrite the settings in the file with the current configuration.
Naturally, this does not result in a disruption of network traffic through
the media converter channels.
To view the name of the active master configuration file, use the CONFIG
SHOW command.
Auxiliary
Configuration
Files
As previously explained, a module stores its individual settings in an
auxiliary configuration file in its file system. This type of configuration file is
primarily used in creating the active master configuration file on the
management module. However, an auxiliary configuration file also
enables a module to retain its settings when it is moved to a different slot
or chassis, which, in some situations, may save you from having to
reconfigure the module.