Downloading the Configuration

About this task

Once the chassis and its various components have been reassembled and powered back on, use the configDownload command to restore the original configuration. The configDownload command can be entered through a telnet or serial session, but the device must have an Ethernet connection to the server name or IP address of the host for the download process to complete. For more information, refer to the help configDownload command.

Complete the following steps to download the configuration:

Procedure

  1. Log on to the device as admin.
    
    switch:admin> login
    login: admin
    password: xxxxxxxx
    switch:admin>
    Note: If you are using the Virtual Fabrics feature, you must run the configdownload -vf command before running the configdownload command to restore the logical switch configuration.
  2. Enter the chassisDisable command.
  3. Enter the configDownload command.
    
    switch:admin> configdownload -all
    Server Name or IP Address [host]: 123.123.123.123
    User Name [None]: Admin24
    File Name [config.txt]: config-switch.txt
    Password: xxxxxxxx
    download complete
    switch:admin>
  4. Reboot the device.
  5. Enter the chassisEnable command to enable all user ports and enable a virtual fabric-aware chassis.