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CAUTION:
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The length of a configuration file name must not exceed 64 characters (including the
drive identifier and the string terminator). For example, if the drive identifier is flash: /,
the maximum length of a file name is [ 64 – 1 – 5 ] = 58 characters.
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If the length of a file name exceeds 58 characters, operations on that file will fail, so
keep a file name within 16 characters.
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The length of file name that can be displayed in BootWare is limited. If a file name is
shorter than 30 characters, all the characters of the file name can be displayed; if a file
name has or exceeds 30 characters, only the first 26 characters of the file name can be
displayed, followed by a tilde (~) and a serial number. This serial number identifies the
position in sequence of the file. For example, if file A, file B, and file C have a file name
longer than 30 characters, the name of file A will appear as the first 26 characters plus
~001, that of file B will appear as the first 26 characters plus ~002, and that of file C will
appear as the first 26 characters plus ~003.
Approaches for software maintenance
You can maintain the switch in one of the following ways:
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Upgrade a system software image file through the web interface.
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Upgrade the BootWare and a system software image file by using the XMODEM protocol through
a serial port.
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Upgrade the BootWare and a system software image file by using the TFTP/FTP protocol via an
Ethernet port through the BootWare menu or at the CLI.
NOTE:
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The BootWare image file is upgraded together with the Comware system software image
file. When you upgrade the Comware system software image file to the latest version,
the BootWare file is automatically upgraded to the latest version.
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Before upgrading the software, check the current version of BootWare and that of the
system software image file to make sure that the correct file is used for the upgrade. For
the association between the system software image file version and the BootWare
version, see the
Release Notes.
Upgrading a system software image file through the
web interface
Setting up a web configuration environment
To set up a web configuration environment:
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Connect Ethernet port GE1/0/1 on the WX3024E to the PC with an Ethernet cable.