User Manual

24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Switches with 4 SFP Ports
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7. From the File Type menu, select the type of file:
• Software. The system software image, which is saved in one of two flash sectors
called images (image1 and image2).
The active image stores the active copy, the
other image stores a second copy. The device boots and runs from the active image.
If the active image is corrupted, the system automatically boots from the nonactive
image. This is a safety feature for faults occurring during the boot upgrade process.
• Text Configuration.
A text-based configuration file enables you to edit a configured
text file (
startup-config) offline as needed. The most common usage of
text-based configuration is to upload a working configuration from a device, edit it
offline to personalize it for another similar device (for example, change the device
name, serial number, IP address), and download it to that device.
8. The Image Name field is visible only when the selection from the File Type
menu is
Software.
If you are downloading a switch image, use the Image Name list to select the software
image, image1 or image2, to download to the switch.
9. In the File Path field, enter the path for the file to be downloaded.
You can enter up to 139 characters. The default is blank.
10. In the USB File field, specify the path and file name for the file that you want to download.
You can enter up to 32 characters. The default is blank.
Note: We recommended that you do not overwrite the active image.
11. Click the Apply button.
The file transfer begins.
The page displays information about the progress of the file transfer. After a file transfer is
started, wait until the page refreshes. When the page refreshes, the option to select a file
option is no longer available, indicating that the file transfer is complete.
Note: After you download a text configuration file, the switch applies the
configuration automatically.
12. After you download a software image file, if you want the switch to run the software image,
do the following:
a. Select the new software image file (see
Change the software image that loads when
the switch starts or reboots on page 499).
b. Reboot the switch (see
Reboot the switch on page 481).