Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 223)

AT-S62 Management Software Command Line Interface User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations 223
ˆ When uploading the master switch’s active AT-S62 image file to
another switch, the file is copied directly to the application block on the
other switch, automatically making it the active image file. It is not
copied to the file system. This results in a switch reset of the unit that
receives the image file. Some network traffic may be lost while the
switch reloads its operating software.
ˆ When uploading a configuration file, the switch receiving the
configuration file marks it as the its active boot configuration file and
automatically resets. Some network traffic may be lost while the switch
reloads its operating software. After the reset is complete, the switch
operates with the parameter settings contained in the uploaded
configuration file.
ˆ When uploading a configuration file, the command syntax gives you
the choice of downloading the master switch’s current boot
configuration file or another configuration file in the switch’s file
system. To select the switch’s current configuration file, use the
SWITCHCFG option of the SRCFILE or FILE parameter. To upload
another configuration file, omit the SWITCHCFG option and instead
specify the file’s name.
ˆ If you use the SWITCHCFG option to upload the switch’s current boot
configuration file, the following information in the file is not included in
the transfer: IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, switch name,
contact, location, and the master mode setting. However, the switch
receiving the configuration file does not retain its current settings to
these parameters. Rather, they are returned to their default values.
ˆ If you choose to upload a configuration file from the master switch’s file
system by specifying its filename, the entire file without modification is
uploaded. This type of configuration file upload should be performed
with care. If you upload a configuration file that contains a manually
assigned IP address onto more than one switch, the IP address will be
used by all the switches that receive the configuration file.
ˆ A configuration file should only be uploaded onto a switch of the same
model from where the configuration file originated (for example,
AT-8524M to AT-8524M). Allied Telesyn does not recommend
uploading a configuration file onto a switch of a different model (for
example, AT-8524M to AT-8516F/SC). Undesirable switch behavior
may result.
Examples
The following command uploads the active AT-S62 image file on a master
switch to switch 2 in an enhanced stack. (Switch numbers are displayed
with “SHOW REMOTELIST” on page 92.) The active AT-S62 image file on
the master switch is indicated with the APPBLOCK option of the SRCFILE
parameter.
upload method=remoteswitch srcfile=appblock switchlist=2