Download Component Files; Instruction File - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 Management Manual

Managing Automatic Remote Configuration Download

Download Component Files

This section provides the details of the files downloaded and how they are utilized during the automatic
configuration process. The main component files are:
• Instruction file -The instruction file is the initial file required for the automatic remote configuration
process to occur. The instruction file is stored in the TFTP server with the .alu extension. For further
details, see "Instruction File" on page 8-13
• Firmware upgrade files - The firmware files or image files differ for different OmniSwitch
platforms. These image files contain executable code, which provides support for the system, Ethernet
ports, and network functions. For further details, see
• Bootup configuration file - The file contains bootup configuration information for the switch. The
bootup configuration file stores the network configuration parameters. For further details, see
Configuration File" on page 8-15
• Debug Configuration file - The debug configuration file stores the default debug configuration
information. For further details, see
• Script file - The script file consists of commands to be performed on the switch so that
appropriate actions can be taken on the downloaded files. For further details, see
page 8-16

Instruction File

The instruction file is the initial file required for automatic remote configuration process to occur. The
instruction file is stored in the TFTP server with the .alu extension.
The instruction file contains user information such as switch ID, file version, firmware version, image
file names and location, configuration file
FTP/SFTP server IP address, username and password to connect to the FTP/SFTP server.
The TFTP server IP address and instruction filename details are received from the DHCP server by the
DHCP client on the OmniSwitch.
The instruction file is downloaded from the TFTP server and stored in the /flash/working directory of the
switch.
Note.
• If an error or failure occurs during the file transfer, the transfer process is retried up to three times. If
file transfer and download are not successful, the automatic remote configuration process is halted and
the switch is made available remotely using SSH.
• All contents of the instruction file are stored in the switch log (swlog.log) file as evidence of the last
Automatic Remote Configuration download.
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
"Firmware Upgrade Files" on page 8-15
"Debug Configuration File" on page 8-16
boot.cfg name and location, script file name and location,
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June 2013

Download Component Files

"Bootup
"Script File" on
page 8-13