Why Is File Management Needed - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

Table 13-1. Files to Manage
File
SSL certificate files
IAS Users

Why Is File Management Needed?

This section provides some reasons why you might choose to manage various
files.
Image Files
The switch can store two firmware images, but only one is active. The other
image file is a backup image. By default, the switch has only one image. You
might copy an image or download an image to the switch for the following
reasons:
• To create a backup image
• To upgrade the firmware as new images become available
Configuration Files
Configuration files contain the CLI commands that change the switch from
its default configuration. The switch can maintain three separate
configuration files: startup-config, running-config, and backup-config. The
switch loads the startup-config file when the switch boots. Any configuration
Action Description
Download Contains information to encrypt,
authenticate, and validate HTTPS sessions.
The switch supports the following files for
SSL:
• SSL Trusted Root Certificate File (PEM
Encoded)
• SSL Server Certificate File (PEM
Encoded)
• SSL Diffie-Hellman Weak Encryption
Parameter File (PEM Encoded)
• SSL Diffie-Hellman Strong Encryption
Parameter File (PEM Encoded)
Download List of Internal Authentication Server (IAS)
users for IEEE 802.1X authentication. For
more information, see What is the Internal
Authentication Server?
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