Switch Management
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•
Software Image
—Name of software image file.
–
Backup Method
— Select the backup method to be used. The
possible options are:
•
HTTP
— Backup file using HTTP
•
TFTP
— Backup file using TFTP
•
USB
— Backup to USB drive
• Flash
— Backup to Flash memory. It is suggested to use the same
name for each configuration backup to the Flash, since the
storage space on the Flash is limited. If you have CLI access to the
device, you can use the
dir
command to view the contents of the
Flash file system.
–
Server IP Address
— Enter server address where backup file is to be
stored.
–
Destination File Name
— Name of backup file.
5
Click
Apply
to start the backup process.
NOTE:
Each exclamation mark (!) that is displayed on the screen after you click
Apply indicates that ten packets were successfully transferred.
Active Firmware Image
There are two firmware images, Image1 and Image2, stored on the switch.
One of these images is identified as the active image, and the other is
identified as the not active image. The switch boots from the active image.
You can switch the inactive image to the active image, and then reboot the
switch.
To select the image file to be used after reset:
1
Click
Switch Management >
File Update and Backup >
Active Firmware
Image
.
2
Click
Edit
.
The following fields are displayed:
–
Current Firmware Version
— The version of the image file that is
currently active on the device.