Backup Configuration; Table 34 Filename Conventions - Nortel BCM50a Configuration Manual

162 Chapter 15 Firmware and configuration file maintenance
If your (T)FTP client does not allow you to have a destination filename different
than the source, you must rename the firmware and config file names as the
BCM50a Integrated Router only recognizes rom-0 and ras. Be sure you keep
unaltered copies of both files for later use.
Table 34
the BCM50a Integrated Router and the external filename refers to the filename
not on the BCM50a Integrated Router, that is, on your computer, local network or
FTP site and so the name (but not the extension) can vary. After uploading new
firmware, see the F/W version field in Menu 24.2.1 – System Maintenance –
Information to confirm that you have uploaded the correct firmware version. The
AT command is the command you enter after you press y when prompted in the
SMT menu to go into debug mode.

Table 34 Filename Conventions

File Type
Configuration
File
Firmware

Backup configuration

Using Option 5 from Menu 24 – System Maintenance, you can back up the
current BCM50a Integrated Router configuration to your computer. Backup is
highly recommended once your BCM50a Integrated Router is functioning
properly. FTP is the preferred method for backing up your current configuration
to your computer since it is faster.
Note that terms download and upload are relative to the computer. Download
means to transfer from the BCM50a Integrated Router to the computer, while
upload is a transfer from your computer to the BCM50a Integrated Router.
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is a summary. Note that the internal filename refers to the filename on
Internal Name
Rom-0
Ras
External Name
This is the configuration filename on
the BCM50a Integrated Router.
Uploading the rom-0 file replaces the
entire ROM file system, including your
BCM50a Integrated Router
configurations, system-related data
(including the default password), the
error log and the trace log.
This is the name for the firmware on
the Contivity.
Description
*.rom
*.bin