Chapter 3
| Basic Management Tasks
Managing System Files
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from the server even though ECS4210-SERIES.bix was requested). However,
keep in mind that the file systems of many operating systems such as Unix and
most Unix-like systems (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and most Linux
distributions, etc.) are case-sensitive, meaning that two files in the same
directory, ecs4210-series.bix and ECS4210-SERIES.bix are considered to be
unique files. Thus, if the upgrade file is stored as ECS4210-SERIES.bix on a case-
sensitive server, then the switch (requesting ecs4210-series.bix) will not be
upgraded because the server does not recognize the requested file name and
the stored file name as being equal. A notable exception in the list of case-
sensitive Unix-like operating systems is Mac OS X, which by default is case-
insensitive. Please check the documentation for your server’s operating system
if you are unsure of its file system’s behavior.
◆ Note that the switch itself does not distinguish between upper and lower-case
file names, and only checks to see if the file stored on the server is more recent
than the current runtime image.
◆ If two operation code image files are already stored on the switch’s file system,
then the non-startup image is deleted before the upgrade image is transferred.
◆ The automatic upgrade process will take place in the background without
impeding normal operations (data switching, etc.) of the switch.
◆ During the automatic search and transfer process, the administrator cannot
transfer or update another operation code image, configuration file, public key,
or HTTPS certificate (i.e., no other concurrent file management operations are
possible).
◆ The upgrade operation code image is set as the startup image after it has been
successfully written to the file system.
◆ The switch will send an SNMP trap and make a log entry upon all upgrade
successes and failures.
◆ The switch will immediately restart after the upgrade file is successfully written
to the file system and set as the startup image.
Parameters
The following parameters are displayed:
◆ Automatic Opcode Upgrade – Enables the switch to search for an upgraded
operation code file during the switch bootup process. (Default: Disabled)
◆ Automatic Upgrade Location URL – Defines where the switch should search
for the operation code upgrade file. The last character of this URL must be a
forward slash (“/”). The ECS4210-Series.bix filename must not be included since
it is automatically appended by the switch. (Options: ftp, tftp)
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