Appendix A: Configuration And Image Commands - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare XOS Command Reference Manual

A Configuration and Image Commands
This appendix describes commands for:
Downloading and using a new switch software image
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Saving, uploading, and downloading switch configuration information
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Downloading and installing a new BootROM image and switch rebooting
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The switch software image contains the executable code that runs on the switch. An image comes
preinstalled from the factory. The image can be upgraded by downloading a new version from a Trivial
File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on the network. If you have a modular switch, you can also
download a new version from the external compact flash memory card installed in the external compact
flash slot of the Management Switch Fabric Module (MSM).
A switch can store up to two images; a primary and a secondary image. You can download a new
image into either one of these, and you can select which image will load on the next switch reboot.
The configuration is the customized set of parameters that you have selected to run on the switch. As
you make configuration changes, the new settings are stored in run-time memory. To retain the settings,
and have them load when you reboot the switch, you must save the configuration to nonvolatile
storage.
The switch can store multiple user-defined configuration files, each with its own file name. By default,
the switch has two pre-named configurations: a primary and a secondary configuration. You can select
to which configuration you want the changes saved, or you can save the changes to a new configuration
file. You can also select which configuration will be used on the next switch reboot.
The BootROM initializes certain important switch variables during the switch boot process. In specific
situations, you can upgrade the BootROM on the Summit X450 switch and the BlackDiamond 10K
switch by download from a TFTP server on the network. On the BlackDiamond 8800 family of switches
(formerly known as Aspen), you can upgrade the firmware, including the BootROM, when you
upgrade the software image.
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