Administration: File Management
System Files
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Startup Configuration, or Running Configuration to a Backup Configuration file. The Backup
Configuration exists in Flash and is preserved if the device is rebooted.
• Firmware—The program that controls the operations and functionality of the device. More
commonly referred to as the image.
• Boot Code—Controls the basic system startup and launches the firmware image.
• Language File—The dictionary that enables the web-based configuration utility windows to be
displayed in the selected language.
• Flash Log—SYSLOG messages stored in Flash memory.
File Actions
The following actions can be performed to manage firmware and configuration files:
• Upgrade the firmware or boot code, or replace a second language, as described in Upgrade/Backup
Firmware/Language section.
• Save configuration files on the device to a location on another device as described in the Download/
Backup Configuration/Log section.
• Clear the Startup Configuration or Backup Configuration file types as described in the Configuration
Files Properties section.
• Copy one configuration file type to another configuration file type as described in the Copy/Save
Configuration section.
• Enable automatically uploading a configuration file from a DHCP server to the device, as described in
the section.
This section covers the following topics:
• Upgrade/Backup Firmware/Language
• Download/Backup Configuration/Log
• Configuration Files Properties
• Copy/Save Configuration
• Auto Configuration/Image Update via DHCP