Reference Guide

160 Configuring System Information
Auto Configuration (Multi File Read Method)
If the one-file method has failed and the TFTP Server IP address has been
provided by the DHCP Server, the switch applies the multi-file method to
download the configuration file. The following steps are performed by the
switch:
• The switch gets the hostname, as described below.
– If the hostname was provided by the DHCP server, this hostname is
used.
– If the hostname has not been provided by a DHCP server, and if the
user has configured the
sysName variable, its value is used as a
hostname.
– If neither of the above occurred, the switch uses the
fp-net.cfg
Filename List on the TFTP server. Each file in this list is a text file
containing commands, each of which:
• Occupies one line.
• Has the following format:
ip host hostname ip-addr . Each line
maps an IP address to a hostname. When the switch identifies its
own IP address in this list, the hostname associated with it is used.
• The switch tries to download a configuration file with the following names:
–
hostname-config
–
hostname.cfg if the previous file does not exist
–
host.cfg if the previous files do not exist
Preparations for Firmware Image Download from TFTP
When an image file is downloaded from TFTP, the following steps are
performed:
• The switch downloads the Indirect Image File and extracts from it the
name of the image file.
NOTE: If the size of the image name bigger than 160 octets only the first 160 octets
will be used.
• If the image file version differs from the current image file version, then
the image file is loaded and the switch is rebooted.