Allied Telesis at-8700xl series switch manual Loading and Uploading Files, File Naming Conventions

52 AT-8700XL Series Switch User Guide

Loading and Uploading Files

When you want to upgrade your switch to a new software patch or release, or use a new configuration file, load files onto the switch using the switch’s LOADER module. You can also use the LOADER module to upload files, such as configuration files or log files, from the switch onto a host on the network.

File Naming Conventions

The file subsystem provides a flat file system—directories are not supported.

Files are uniquely identified by a file name of the form:

[device:]filename.ext

where:

■device specifies the physical memory device on which the file is stored, FLASH. If device is specified, it must be separated from the rest of the file name by a colon (“:”). device is optional. If device is not specified, the default is FLASH.

■filename is a descriptive name for the file, and may be one to eight characters in length. Valid characters are lowercase letters (a–z), uppercase letters (A–Z), digits (0–9) and the hyphen character (-).

■ext is a file name extension, one to three characters in length. Some file name extensions are shown in Figure 6 on page 52. Valid characters are lowercase letters (a–z), uppercase letters (A–Z), digits (0–9) and the hyphen character (-). The extension is used by the switch to determine the data type of the file and how to use the file (Table 6 on page 52). If ext is specified, it must be separated from the filename portion by a period (“.”)

Table 6: File extensions and file types .

Extension	File type/function
CER	Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate file.
CFG	Configuration or boot script.
CRL	PKI Certificate Revocation List file.
CSR	PKI Certificate Signing Request file.
GIF	(Graphics Interchange Format) graphic image file.
HLP	CLI help file.
HTM	HTML file used by the HTTP server.
INS	Stores install information created by using the SET INSTALL
	command.
JPG	(Joint Photographic Experts Group) graphic image file.
KEY	Public portion of an RSA key.
LIC	Licence information.
LOG	Log file.
MDS	Modem script.
REL	Software release.
REZ	Compressed release.
SCP	Script.

Software Release 2.6.1 C613-02030-00 REV B