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Switch Management
FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Dell Astute\User
Guide\Dell_Astute_SwitchManagement.fm
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Apply Version After Reboot
— Select one of the possible versions of
the image to be active after reset.
3
Click
OK
to select the image file to be used.
Auto-Update
The Auto-Update feature enables initial configuration of the device and
upgrading of the firmware through an automatic process, which enables the
administrator to ensure that the configuration and firmware of all the devices
in the network is up-to-date.
The required configuration files or images are stored on a TFTP server or USB
storage, and these are downloaded to all the devices in the network when the
device boots up instead of booting from a local startup configuration file.
Auto-Update also enables quick installation of new devices on the network,
since an out-of-box device can be configured to retrieve its configuration file
from the network, allowing instant access to it from the administrator's
management station and up-to-date configuration on the device.
NOTE:
If Auto-Update is performed through the USB port, in addition to upgrading
the Startup Configuration and image file, a new IP address can also be assigned
to the device. See
below.
Setup Files
In addition to placing configuration and image files on the USB key, you can
also place a setup file there, which is a file with a
.setup
extension.
Setup File Contents
A setup file contains one or more lines. Each line contains some or all of the
following fields:
•
MAC Address
—This indicates to which device the line applies. In this
way, a single setup file can be used for multiple devices.
•
New IP Address
—The new IP address to be assigned to the device.
•
New IP Address Mask
—The IP address mask to be applied to the new IP
address assigned to the device.
•
Configuration File Name
—Name of the configuration file to be used as
the Startup Configuration.
•
Image File Name
—Name of the image file to be loaded on device.
