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FIPS compliance ··························································································································································· 110
Saving the running configuration ······························································································································· 110
Introduction ·························································································································································· 110
Enabling configuration file auto-save ················································································································ 110
Modes in saving the configuration ···················································································································· 111
Using automatic configuration backup after a software upgrade ································································· 111
Setting configuration rollback ····································································································································· 112
Configuration rollback ········································································································································ 112
Configuration task list ········································································································································· 113
Configuring parameters for saving the running configuration ······································································· 113
Enabling automatic saving of the running configuration ················································································ 114
Manually saving the running configuration ······································································································ 115
Setting configuration rollback ···························································································································· 115
Specifying a startup configuration file to be used at the next system startup ························································ 116
Backing up the startup configuration file ··················································································································· 116
Deleting a startup configuration file to be used at the next startup ········································································ 117
Restoring a startup configuration file ························································································································· 117
Displaying and maintaining a configuration file ······································································································ 118
Software upgrade configuration ···························································································································· 119
Switch software overview ············································································································································ 119
FIPS compliance ··························································································································································· 120
Software upgrade methods ········································································································································· 120
Upgrading the Boot ROM program through a system reboot ················································································· 120
Upgrading the boot file through a system reboot ····································································································· 122
Upgrading the boot file of an IRF member switch ···································································································· 122
Software upgrade by installing hotfixes ···················································································································· 123
Basic concepts in hotfix ······································································································································ 123
Patch status ··························································································································································· 124
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 126
One-step patch installation ································································································································· 127
Step-by-step patch installation ···························································································································· 128
Step-by-step patch uninstallation ························································································································ 128
Displaying and maintaining the software upgrade ·································································································· 129
Software upgrade configuration examples ··············································································································· 129
Immediate upgrade configuration example ····································································································· 129
Hotfix configuration example ····························································································································· 131
Device management ··············································································································································· 133
Device management overview ···································································································································· 134
Configuring the device name ····································································································································· 134
Configuring the system clock ······································································································································ 134
Configuring the system clock ····························································································································· 134
Displaying the system clock ································································································································ 135
Enabling displaying the copyright statement ············································································································ 138
Configuring banners ···················································································································································· 138
Introduction to banners ······································································································································· 138
Configuring banners ··········································································································································· 139
Banner configuration example ··························································································································· 140
Configuring the exception handling method ············································································································· 140
Rebooting the device ··················································································································································· 141
Configuring scheduled tasks ······································································································································· 142
What is a scheduled task ··································································································································· 142
Configuring a scheduled task ···························································································································· 142
Configuring the detection timer ·································································································································· 144