Operating the switch

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Table 6: File extensions and file types (Continued).

Extension

File type/function

 

 

SPA

Spam Mail Source files, listing email addresses, identified as spam

 

mail sources, to be blocked by the firewall SMTP proxy, if it is

 

active.

 

 

SPL

VPN client.

 

 

TXT

Generic text file.

 

 

VPF

Future VPN client.

 

 

LFN

Extension used for the long file name translation table

 

 

You may see files on your switch with file name extensions not listed in Table 6 on page 52. If you require more information about file types and file name extensions, contact your authorised distributor or reseller.

Do not change the header in a release or patch file. At best, this will cause the file load or install to fail, at worst the switch could be put into a state where it will not boot correctly until field service action is taken.

Loading Files

The LOADER module is responsible for loading and storing releases, patches,

PKI certificates and other files into FLASH. The LOADER module uses the

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), or

ZMODEM over an asynchronous port, to retrieve files from a network host.

You can also load text files without using any of these protocols. For information about using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to load PKI certificates or certificate revocation lists (CRLs), see the Operation chapter in the AT-8700XL Series Software Reference.

The switch’s default download method is TFTP. To load a file onto the switch from a TFTP server using the TFTP protocol, enter the command:

LOAD [METHOD=TFTP] [DELAY=delay] [DESTFILE=destfilename] [DESTINATION={BOOTBLOCKFLASH}] [SERVER={hostnameipadd}] [SRCFILEFILE=filename]

To load a file onto the switch using the HTTP protocol, enter the command:

LOAD [METHOD={HTTPWEBWWW}] [DELAY=delay] [DESTFILE=destfilename] [DESTINATION=BOOTBLOCKFLASH}] [HTTPPROXY={hostnameipadd} [PASSWORD=password] [PROXYPORT=1..65535]] [SERVER={hostnameipadd}] [SERVPORT={1..65535DEFAULT}] [SRCFILEFILE=filename] [USERNAME=username]

The switch can only load one file at a time. Wait for the current transfer to complete before initiating another transfer. To display the default configuration of the LOADER module, and the progress of any current transfer, enter the command:

SHOW LOADER

To stop a load at any time, leaving the LOADER module ready to load again, enter the command:

RESET LOADER

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at-8700xl series switch specifications

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