John, Make sure you are running firmware 2.0.1.4, which was the last firmware released for that switch.  As for the way the running config is displayed that was probably how they designed that switch to display it.  I agree though that it isn't the easiest to read.       I don't have a 5324M available but do have a newer model of modular switch (M8024) and see they no longer use that design. Instead when I issue a single range command then do a "show running" the command (not the range) is listed several times, once under each member of the range under each members section in the running configuration, as one would expect.   For example, when I tried to duplicate your issue by adding a vlan to a range, then adding another vlan to another range, and finally going back and adding yet another vlan to the first range (to test order, or "how the configuration was entered").  For the first set of interfaces (each member in the first range) I see the following for each:     switchport general allowed vlan add 1012,1014 As for the best way to capture or extract the running config, using a tftp server is most widely used, and usually the same tool used to perform a configuration backup. The ascii file captured can then be easily viewed with any viewing tool (notepad, wordpad, MS Word, etc). There are several free tftp servers available for download. Victor
Hi We have  a pair of PowerConnect 5316M Switches. I have extracted the running configuration by using the "show run" command and then copying and pasting the configuration into version control. However, when I have come to do some configuration changes and hence want to study the configuration in more depth, I have noticed that the configuration is not laid out as I expected. Normally, all the configuration for one interface is in one place. However, in this case, the configuration for a particular interface is found in several entries. It is as if the running configuration is stored literally as how the configuration was entered. Does anybody know: a) Is this expected? b) Is there a way of extracting the running/startup configuration so that it is ordered in the "standard way"? The reason that I would like to do this is that I want to change the configuration on one interface, so I want to see easily the vlans/all the configuraiton on that interface and understand easily the rest of the configuration in case changing the configuration on that interface has any knock-on effects! ThanksJohn     Some entries pulled from the configuration: interface range ethernet g(1-10)switchport general allowed vlan add 16exitinterface range ethernet g(1-10)switchport general allowed vlan add 1000exitinterface range ethernet g(1-10)switchport general allowed vlan add 1006exitinterface range ethernet g(1-10)switchport general allowed vlan add 1010exit
PowerConnect 5316M: What is the best way to extract the running configuration?