User's Manual

53
Chapter 4 System Management Configuration
4.1 File Management Configuration
4.1.1 Managing the file system
The filename in flash is no more than 20 characters and filenames are case insensitive.
GP3616 SWITCH is mainly consisted of MSU. As MSU needs IOS, download BIN file to MSU. Ensure the
suffix of the BIN file is .bin. The BIN file name can be arbitrary.
In GP3616 file system, IOS file with the suffix .bin is used for MSU startup. The file name is arbitrary.
BOOTROM will select a bin startup automatically based on the sequence. tiger.blob file is applied on the PON
program of GP3616 board card. startup-config is the system configuration file; config.db is the ONU
configuration database file; and if index-config is the port mapping configuration file.
4.1.2 Commands for the file system
The boldfaces in all commands are keywords. Others are parameters. The content in the square brakcet “[ ]”
is optional.
Command Purpose
format
Formats the file system and delete all data.
dir
[filename] Displays files and directory names. The file name in the symbol “[]” means to
display files starting with several letters. The file is displayed in the following
format:
Index number file name <FILE> length established time
delete
filename Deletes a file. The system will prompt if the file does not exist.
md
dirname Creates a directory.
rd
dirname Deletes a directory. The system will prompt if the directory is not existed.
more
filename Displays the content of a file. If the file content cannot be displayed by one
page, it will be displayed by pages.
cd
Changes the path of the current file system.
pwd
Displays the current path.
4.1.3 Starting up from a file manually
monitor#boot flash <local_filename>
The command is to start an SWITCH software in the flash, which may contain multiple SWITCH softwares.