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Selecting a configuration block

When you make configuration changes to the switch, you must save the changes so that they are retained

beyond the next time the switch is reset. When you execute a save operation (copy running-config

startup-config), your new configuration changes are placed in the active configuration block. The

previous configuration is copied into the backup configuration block.

There is also a factory configuration block. This holds the default configuration set by the factory when the

switch was manufactured. Under certain circumstances, it may be desirable to reset the switch

configuration to the default. This can be useful when a custom-configured switch is moved to a network

environment where it will be re-configured for a different purpose.

Use the following procedure to set which configuration block you want the switch to load the next time it

is reset:

1. In Global Configuration mode, enter:

Switch(config)# boot configuration-block {active|backup|factory}

2. Enter the name of the configuration block you want the switch to use.

3. The system indicates which configuration block is currently set to be loaded at the next reset, and

prompts you to enter a new choice:

Currently set to use active configuration block on next reset.

Specify new block to use ["active"/"backup"/"factory"]:

Resetting the switch

You can reset the switch to make your software image file and configuration block changes occur.

Resetting the switch causes the Spanning Tree Protocol to restart. This process can be lengthy, depending

on the topology of your network.

To reset the switch, at the prompt, enter:

>> Switch# reload

You are prompted to confirm your request.

To display current boot options, enter:

>> Switch# show boot

Accessing the AOS CLI

To access the AOS CLI, enter the following command from the ISCLI, and reload the switch:

>> Switch# boot cli-mode aos

The default command-line interface for the HP 10GbE switch is the AOS CLI. To access the ISCLI, enter the

following command and reset the switch:

Main# boot/mode iscli

Users can select the CLI mode upon login, if the following command is enabled:

boot cli-mode prompt

Only an administrator connected through the console port can view and enable the prompt command.

When prompt is enabled, the first user to log in can select the CLI mode. Subsequent users must use the

selected CLI mode, until all users have logged out.

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