IBM 8275 User Manual

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v Selecting Save Applied Changes on the System Utilities Menu.As a reminder that there are configuration changes that need to be saved,“UNSAVED DATA” appears in the upper right corner of the panel. Once you issue aSAVE, the following happens:1. SAVING DATA appears on the panel while the 8275-416 is in the process ofpermanently saving the current operational configuration data.2. DATA SAVED appears on the panel when the 8275-416 completes saving thecurrent operational configuration.3. UNSAVED DATA no longer appears on the panel until the next configurationchange is made.If you issue a SAVE without previously having made an Apply for recently madeconfiguration changes, the changes are automatically applied when the SAVE isissued.If you initiate a reset of the switch without permanently saving previously madeconfiguration changes, you are prompted with a message to continue without savingthe configuration change.Making Configuration Changes via the Web InterfaceThis section provides information on making configuration changes, getting thechanges put into effect, and retaining the changes across a power cycle when usingthe Web Interface.Making Configuration ChangesOn the Web pages, field entries that can be modified are displayed in a box with awhite background. Depending on the field being modified, you can modify the textby:v Typing in the appropriate text over existing text (overwriting). If the data typed inis syntactically incorrect, the data entered is rejected and the original data isdisplayed.v Selecting an option from one of the items displayed when the pull-down menu isselected. All items in a pull-down menu are syntactically correct.Until the Apply or Save button is selected, you can restore any modified values totheir original data by selecting the Undo button.Processing Configuration ChangesOnce the desired fields are modified, select the Apply button or Save button toprocess the changes. Apply makes the changes take effect but the changes are notautomatically retained across a reset or power cycle. Save makes the changes takeeffect and also results in the changes being retained across a reset or power cycle.Before the Web Browsers sends the request to the switch, the data for the fieldschanged are verified. If any field is invalid, an error message is displayed identifyingthe field that contains the error. Invalid data errors are reported one field at a time.All configuration changes must be valid before any of the changes are sent.22 8275-416 User’s Guide