Cisco CATALYST 2960

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Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE
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Chapter 3 Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
Modifying the Startup Configuration
This example shows how to configure the NVRAM buffer size:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# boot buffersize 524288
Switch(config)# end
Switch# show boot
BOOT path-list :
Config file : flash:/config.text
Private Config file : flash:/private-config.text
Enable Break : no
Manual Boot : no
HELPER path-list :
Auto upgrade : yes
Auto upgrade path :
NVRAM/Config file
buffer size: 524288
Timeout for Config
Download: 300 seconds
Config Download
via DHCP: enabled (next boot: enabled)
Switch#
Modifying the Startup Configuration
These sections describe how to modify the switch startup configuration:
• Default Boot Configuration, page 3-18
• Automatically Downloading a Configuration File, page 3-18
• Booting Manually, page 3-19
• Booting a Specific Software Image, page 3-20
• Controlling Environment Variables, page 3-21
See also Appendix A, “Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software
Images,” for information about switch configuration files.