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(*) -with main attribute   (b) -with backup attribute 
(*b) -with both main and backup attribute 
File Attribute Configuration 
Introduction to File Attributes 
The following three startup files support file attribute configuration: 
z  App files: An app file is an executable file, with .bin as the extension. 
z  Configuration files: A configuration file is used to store and restore configuration, with .cfg as the 
extension.  
z  Web files: A Web file is used for Web-based network management, with .web as the extension. 
The app files, configuration files, and Web files support three kinds of attributes: main, backup and none, 
as described in 
Table 1-6. 
Table 1-6 Descriptions on file attributes 
Attribute name  Description  Feature  Identifier 
main 
Identifies main startup 
files. The main startup file 
is preferred for a switch 
to start up. 
In the Flash memory, there 
can be only one app file, one 
configuration file and one 
Web file with the main 
attribute. 
(*) 
backup 
Identifies backup startup 
files. The backup startup 
file is used after a switch 
fails to start up using the 
main startup file. 
In the Flash memory, there 
can be only one app file, one 
configuration file and one 
Web file with the backup 
attribute. 
(b) 
none 
Identifies files that are 
neither of main attribute 
nor backup attribute. 
— None 
 
 
A file can have both the main and backup attributes. Files of this kind are labeled *b. 
 
Note that, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the main attribute 
in the Flash memory. If a newly created file is configured to be with the main attribute, the existing file 
with the main attribute in the Flash memory will lose its main attribute. This circumstance also applies to 
the file with the backup attribute in the Flash memory. 
File operations and file attribute operations are independent. For example, if you delete a file with the 
main attribute from the Flash memory, the other files in the flash memory will not possess the main