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Configuring and Managing Routers with Site Manager
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File-Naming Conventions
Table 5-2 lists the default file names for the router software. You can change file
names or make copies of a file and give the copy a unique name. For example, if
you modify a configuration file, you may want to test it under a unique name
before you rename it config and overwrite the original configuration file.
The guidelines for naming files are:
• File names must start with an alphabetical character. The remaining characters
must be alphanumeric and may also include the underscore (_) character.
• Image file names can consist of 1 to 8 characters, while configuration file
names can consist of 1 to 15 characters (including a period). Bay Networks
recommends that you limit file names to 8 characters to ensure that all
supported operating systems can recognize the names.
• File name extensions are optional and must be preceded by a file name and a
period. They can be from 1 to 3 characters.
In addition to the previous guidelines, Bay Networks recommends that you use
the following conventions when you name files so that you can distinguish files by
type:
• Use the .exe extension for software images for FRE processor modules and
.out for ACE processor modules (refer to
Table 5-2).
• Use the .cfg extension for alternate configuration files. The default
configuration file is config.
• Use the .al extension for alias files.
• Use the .log extension for log files.