392 Auto Image and Configuration Update
be using the same configuration file and/or image on the USB device. This
method allows different IP addresses to be assigned, but the same
configuration file or image is downloaded to multiple switches.
After the current switch has been configured and/or upgraded and the
completion message is displayed on the switch, the current line in the *.setup
text file will be marked as used. This allows you to use the *.setup file for
additional switches without manually changing the file. You can then remove
the USB device and insert it into the next switch to begin the process again.
Also, the switch MAC address of the switch that has been automatically
configured is added to the beginning of the line (if no MAC address was
specified in the file) for lines using the IP address lookup method so that the
MAC and IP address combinations are recorded within the *.setup file for
future use bindings.
At the start of the next USB auto download, if all lines in the *.setup file are
marked as already “in-use” or “invalid,” and there is no MAC address match
for a switch, the process will halt, and a message similar to the following is
displayed on the console:
<###> APR 22 08:32:43 Error: Auto Configuration has
terminated due to there being no more lines available
for use within the USB file “XXXXX.setup”.
Configuration File
The *.text configuration file identified in the *.setup file contains the
running-config to be loaded on to the switch. The configuration file specified
in the *.setup file should exist on the USB device. For information about the
format and contents of the *.text file, see Editing and Downloading
Configuration Files.
Image File
If the Auto Configuration process includes a switch image upgrade, the name
of the image file should be included in the *.setup file. The specified image
file should exist on the USB device.
What Is the Setup File Format?
The setup file must have a *.setup extension or this part of the feature will
never begin. If there are multiple .setup files located on the USB device, the
dellswitch.setup file will take precedence.