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Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide

Managing system files

A WLAN—Security Switch (WSS) contains nonvolatile storage. WSS Software allows you to manage the files in
nonvolatile storage. In addition, you can copy files between the WSS and a TFTP server on the network.

About system files

Generally, a WSS’s nonvolatile storage contains the following types of files:
System image files—The operating system software for the WSS and its attached APs
Configuration files—CLI commands that configure the WSS and its attached APs
System log files—Files containing log entries generated by WSS Software.
When you power on or reset the WSS or reboot the software, the switch loads a designated system image, then loads
configuration information from a designated configuration file.
A WSS can also contain temporary files with trace information used for troubleshooting. Temporary files are not stored
in nonvolatile memory, but are listed when you display a directory of the files on the switch.
About system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 739
Working with files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742
Managing configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750
Backing up and restoring the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Upgrading the system image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760