Defining Advanced Settings; Auto Configuration - Dell PowerConnect 6224 User Manual

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Copy Files Using CLI Commands
For information about the CLI command that perform this function, see the Configuration and Image
Files Commands chapter in the
CLI command you use to copy files from one location to another.
Table 6-51. Copy Command
CLI Command
copy

Defining Advanced Settings

Use Advanced Settings to set miscellaneous global attributes of the device. The changes to these
attributes are applied only after the device is reset. Click System → Advanced Settings in the tree view to
display the Advanced Settings page.
The Advanced Settings page contains a link for configuring Auto Configuration.

Auto Configuration

The Auto Configuration feature enables the configuration of a switch automatically when the device is
turned on and, during the boot process, no configuration file is found in device storage. By
communicating with a DHCP server, obtains an IP address for the switch and an IP address for a TFTP
server. Auto Configuration attempts to download a configuration file from the TFTP server and install it
on the switch.
The DHCP server that the switch communicates with must provide the following information:
The IP address and subnet mask (option 1) to be assigned to the switch.
The IP address of a default gateway (option 3), if needed for IP communication.
The identification of the TFTP server from which to obtain the boot file. This is given by any of the
following fields, in the priority shown (highest to lowest):
The sname field of the DHCP reply.
The hostname of the TFTP server (option 66). Either the TFTP address or name is specified—not
both—in most network configurations. If a TFTP hostname is given, a DNS server is required to
translate the name to an IP address.
The IP address of the TFTP server (option 150).
The address of the TFTP server supplied in the siaddr field.
The name of the configuration file (boot file or option 67) to be downloaded from the TFTP
server. The boot file name must have a file type of *.cfg.
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Configuring System Information
CLI Reference Guide
. The following table summarizes the equivalent
Description
Copies files from a source to a destination.

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