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Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 12: File Downloads and Uploads

Section II: Advanced Operations

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To upload a boot configuration file from the master switch to another
switch in an enhanced stack, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu, type 8 to select Enhanced Stacking.

The Enhanced Stacking menu is shown in Figure 5 on page 49.

2. From the Enhanced Stacking menu, type 2 to select Stacking Services.

Note

The “2 - Stacking Services” selection is only available on master
switches.

The Stacking Services menu is shown in Figure 6 on page 50.

3. Type 1 to select Get/Refresh List of Switches. The master switch polls

the network for all enhanced stacking switches in the subnet and
displays the switches in the Stacking Services menu.

4. Type 5 to select Load Configuration File.

The following prompt is displayed:

Remote switches will reboot after load is complete

Do you want to load the last saved master
configuration? [Yes/No] ->

5. If you want the master switch to upload its active boot configuration

file onto the other switch, type Y for yes and go to step 7. If you want
the master switch to upload another configuration file from its file
system, type N for no.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter the configuration file name ->

6. Enter the name of the configuration file on the master switch you

want to download. The name must include the suffix “.cfg”. (To view
the names of the configuration files, refer to Displaying System Files
on page 172.)

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter the list of switches ->

7. Enter the number (Num column in the menu) of the AT-8500 Series

switch where you want to upload the configuration file. You can
specify more than one switch at a time (for example, 2,4,5).

Note

An AT-8500 Series configuration file is only compatible with other
AT-8500 Series switches. Do not upload the file onto any other type
of enhanced stacking switch.