ECS4100 Series CLI Reference Guide-R07

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1

| Initial Switch Configuration

Managing System Files

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server for backup. The file named “Factory_Default_Config.cfg” contains all the

system default settings and cannot be deleted from the system. If the system is

booted with the factory default settings, the switch will also create a file named

“startup1.cfg” that contains system settings for switch initialization, including

information about the unit identifier, and MAC address for the switch. The

configuration settings from the factory defaults configuration file are copied to

this file, which is then used to boot the switch. See “Saving or Restoring

Configuration Settings” on page 65 for more information.

◆ Operation Code — System software that is executed after boot-up, also

known as run-time code. This code runs the switch operations and provides the

CLI and web management interfaces.

◆ Diagnostic Code — Software that is run during system boot-up, also known as

POST (Power On Self-Test).

Note:

The Boot ROM and Loader cannot be uploaded or downloaded from the

FTP/SFTP/TFTP server. You must follow the instructions in the release notes for new

firmware, or contact your distributor for help.

Due to the size limit of the flash memory, the switch supports only two operation

code files. However, you can have as many diagnostic code files and configuration

files as available flash memory space allows. The available flash memory can be

checked by using the dir command.

In the system flash memory, one file of each type must be set as the start-up file.

During a system boot, the diagnostic and operation code files set as the start-up file

are run, and then the start-up configuration file is loaded.

Note that configuration files should be downloaded using a file name that reflects

the contents or usage of the file settings. If you download directly to the running-

config, the system will reboot, and the settings will have to be copied from the

running-config to a permanent file.

Upgrading the

Operation Code

The following example shows how to download new firmware to the switch and

activate it. The TFTP server could be any standards-compliant server running on

Windows or Linux. When downloading from an FTP server, the logon interface will

prompt for a user name and password configured on the remote server. Note that

“anonymous” is set as the default user name.

File names on the switch are case-sensitive. The destination file name should not

contain slashes (\ or /), and the maximum length for file names is 32 characters for

files on the switch or 128 characters for files on the server. (Valid characters: A-Z,

a-z, 0-9, “.”, “-”)

Console#copy tftp file

TFTP server IP address: 192.168.2.243