User guide

Overview Managing Automatic Remote Configuration Download
page 12-6 OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Switch Management Guide May 2014
Network Components
The network components required for the Automatic Remote Configuration download process are:
• DHCP server (mandatory)
• TFTP file server (mandatory)
• Primary FTP/SFTP server (mandatory)
• Secondary FTP/SFTP server (optional)
• Management Switch (only required for Nearest-Edge Mode)
Information Provided by DHCP Server
When the network interfaces or ports on the switch are ready, a DHCP client is automatically configured.
For details on the DHCP client auto-configuration, see “DHCP Client Auto-Configuration Process” on
page 12-16. The following information is acquired from the DHCP server, after a connection is estab-
lished:
• IP address of the Network Gateway or Router.
• TFTP file server address.
• Instruction file name and location.
• Dynamic IP address for the OmniSwitch (valid only for initial bootup process).
Information Provided by Instruction File
The TFTP server address information is received from the DHCP server. The OmniSwitch downloads the
instruction file from the TFTP server. The instruction file provides the following information:
• Firmware version and file location.
• Configuration file name and location.
• Debug configuration file name and location.
• Script file name and location.
• Primary FTP/SFTP file server address / type / username.
• Secondary FTP/SFTP file server address / type / username.
For more details on all the component files downloaded during the automatic remote configuration
download process, see - “Download Component Files” on page 12-12.