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== Firmware - Images - Configuration == | ==Firmware - Images - Configuration== | ||
Access via the GUI is here: System, File Management (upload and download are from the Switches perspective) | Access via the GUI is here: System, File Management (upload and download are from the Switches perspective) | ||
Image1 and Image2 is the Firmware ( | Image1 and Image2 is the Firmware (the term Image and Firmware is essentially inter changable). Active Image refers to the running firmware and BackUp Image refers to the "not running" firmware. Firmware upgrades work as follows; | ||
startup-config and backup-config are the settings | * New Firmware? When any new firmware is installed, it overwrites the BackUp Image. And upon reboot, the old image is used until the new image is activated. | ||
startup-config and backup-config are where the settings. "Running Config" is a third storage area where changes are made to the Switches while it is running. This means that the SAVE Button needs to be clicked for the modifications to be saved to the startup-config file. This is great when experimenting and a setting goes south. Just unplug it and back to the settings that worked. But if one makes some key changes and forgets to click the save button, there ain't no warning like in Microsoft Word where it asks if you want to close it without saving it. With the PowerConnect, settings are just lost. | |||