Ascii And Binary Configuration File Procedures - Avaya 4550T-PWR+ Fundamentals

Depending on which script source you designate for an entry, the system uses the designated
paths in the Ascii Config Script Files table in one of the following ways:
• The system uses BootP to download the designated ASCII configuration file from the
network, according to the specified IP address and file name.
• The system downloads the designated ASCII configuration file from a TFTP or SFTP
server, according to the specified IP address and file name.
• The system downloads the ASCII configuration file from a USB device, according to the
specified file name.
In the boot priority column on the Ascii Config Script Files tab, if you designate a non-zero boot
priority value for any but the first row, the switch attempts to load the configuration file at startup.
The first entry in the configuration files table is assigned a fixed boot priority value of 0 and it
is not available to load at startup.
The switch attempts to load each ASCII configuration file with a non-zero priority value, in
ascending order, until a script file loads successfully. If ASCII configuration file boot priority
values are equal, the switch attempts to load the configuration files according to their script
index order.
In the Script Source column on the Ascii Config Script Files table, if you designate a USB device
in a standalone switch as the load-on-boot path to the ASCII configuration file, the switch
downloads the specified configuration file from the USB port of the switch. If you designate a
USB device in a stack unit as the load-on-boot path to the ASCII configuration file entry, the
system downloads the specified configuration file from the USB port of the designated unit or,
if no unit is designated, from the USB port of the base unit. If the system cannot download the
configuration file, or if the script does not execute successfully, the script operational status
changes to autoDownloadFailed and the system downloads the next entry in the table.
When the configuration file downloads and executes without errors, the operational status for
the entry changes to autoDownloadPassed.

ASCII and binary configuration file procedures

About this task
Perform the procedures in this section to use EDM to manage ASCII and binary configuration
files. For more information about fields on the Config/ImageDiag file tab, used to manage binary
configuration files, see
Procedures for USB devices apply only to switch models equipped with USB ports.
Fundamentals
Config/Image/Diag file tab field descriptions job aid
Enterprise Device Manager configuration files
on page 67.
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