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To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Erase the startup configuration 
file from the storage switch 
reset saved-configuration 
[ backup | main ] 
Required 
Available in user view 
 
You may need to erase the configuration file for one of these reasons: 
z  After you upgrade software, the old configuration file does not match the new software.  
z  The startup configuration file is corrupted or not the one you needed.  
The following two situations exist: 
z  While the reset saved-configuration [ main ] command erases the configuration file with main 
attribute, it only erases the main attribute of a configuration file having both main and backup 
attribute. 
z  While the reset saved-configuration backup command erases the configuration file with backup 
attribute, it only erases the backup attribute of a configuration file having both main and backup 
attribute. 
 
 
This command will permanently delete the configuration file from the switch. 
 
Specifying a Configuration File for Next Startup 
Use the following command to specify a configuration file for next startup: 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Specify a configuration file for 
next startup 
startup saved-configuration 
cfgfile [ backup | main ] 
Required 
Available in user view 
 
You can specify a configuration file to be used for the next startup and configure the main/backup 
attribute for the configuration file. 
Assigning main attribute to the startup configuration file 
z  If you save the current configuration to the main configuration file, the system will automatically set 
the file as the main startup configuration file. 
z  You can also use the startup saved-configuration cfgfile [ main ] command to set the file as main 
startup configuration file. 
Assigning backup attribute to the startup configuration file 
z  If you save the current configuration to the backup configuration file, the system will automatically 
set the file as the backup startup configuration file. 
z  You can also use the startup saved-configuration cfgfile backup command to set the file as 
backup startup configuration file.