Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP server 331Figure 123Ascii Configuration file download page—End—The following table describes the items displayed on the ASCII ConfigurationFile Download page.Table 148Ascii Configuration file download page itemsItem DescriptionAscii Configuration File Lets you select the ASCII config file located on apersonal computer.Last Manual ConfigurationStatusDisplays the status of the download.Submit Click on this button to upload the ASCII configurationfile from the personal computer to the EthernetRouting Switch 2500 Series.Storing and retrieving a switch configuration file from a TFTP serverYou can store switch configuration parameters on a Trivial File TransferProtocol (TFTP) server. You can retrieve the configuration parameters anduse the retrieved parameters to automatically configure a replacementswitch.To store a switch configuration, you must set up the file on your TFTP serverand set the filename read/write permission to enabled.To download the Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series configuration file, aproperly configured TFTP server must be present in your network, and theEthernet Routing Switch 2500 Series must have an IP address.To learn how to configure the switch IP address, see "Configuring BootP, IP,and gateway settings" (page 319).To store or retrieve a switch configuration file, use the following procedure:Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 SeriesOverview — System ConfigurationNN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard4.1 19 November 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.
