Specifications

Switch Administration 7-9
2. After the switch reboots, return to the Firmware Update screen. Read the Status field to verify that the
firmware update completed successfully. The Version number at the top of the screen should have been
updated.
3. Confirm that the wireless switch’s configuration settings are the same as prior to the update. If not,
restore the settings.
7.8.3 Formatting a Compact Flash Card
If you need to erase the contents of a Compact Flash card you can do so on the Firmware Update screen.
WARNING! Formatting a Compact Flash card will erase all data on the card. There is no
undo option for formatting cards. Be sure that you do not need any data on the Compact
Flash card before formatting it.
To format a Compact Flash card:
1. Navigate to System Configuration--> Cfg/Firmware Mgt--> Firmware Update screen.
2. Verify that the Compact Flash card is firmly seated in the WS2000’s Compact Flash slot.
3. Click the Format CF button.
4. Click Yes to continue formatting the card.
WARNING! Sometimes you might encounter an issue with mounting CF cards that have
been formatted on a Windo/XP machine. To resolve this issue, reset the WS2000 with
the CF card inserted. Go to the boot prompt. From the boot prompt enter the following
commands:
cf fill 0 0
cf fill 100 0
cf fill 200 0
You can then take the card and format it using a Windows machine using FAT32.
Any card formatted on a Linux machine does not have this issue.
7.8.4 Limitation of File System on the Compact Flash Card
The Compact Flash (CF) card users VFAT (FAT16) file system. This file system can at the most support 512 root
directory entries, where each directory entry can either be a file or a folder (directory). If long file names are
used (other than xxxxxxxx.xxx (<filename>.<ext>) format) , then the number of entries are less than 512. Once
the limit of 512 is reached, no more files or directories can be added.
If the 512 entry limit is reached, it can be overcome by deleting a file and creating a folder (directory).
However, it is suggested to keep number of files or folders (directories) in the root folder of the CF card low.
The limit of 512 entries is applicable to ever directory created.
7.8.5 Setting Up DHCP Options for Firmware Upload
It is also possible to configure the switch to receive firmware and configuration files automatically from a
server using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This features allows quick and automatic
rollouts of new configurations or firmware updates across the network without manually updating each
switch.