1-11 File System Management ConfigurationWhen configuring file system management, go to these sections for information you are interested in:z File System Configurationz File Attribute Configurationz Configuration File Backup and RestorationFile System ConfigurationIntroduction to File SystemTo facilitate management on the switch memory, 4500 series Ethernet switches provide the file systemfunction, allowing you to access and manage the files and directories. You can create, remove, copy ordelete a file through command lines, and you can manage files using directories.File System Configuration Task ListComplete the following tasks to configure the file system:Task RemarksDirectory Operations OptionalFile Operations OptionalFlash Memory Operations OptionalPrompt Mode Configuration OptionalThe 3com 4500 series Ethernet switches support Expandable Resilient Networking (XRN), and allowyou to access a file on a switch in one of the following ways:z To access a file on the specified unit, you need to specify the file in universal resource locator (URL)format and starting with unit[No.]>flash:/, where [No.] represents the unit ID of the switch. Forexample, if the unit ID of the switch is 1, the URL of a file named text.txt in the root directory of theswitch is unit1>flash:/text.txt.z To access a file on the current unit, you need to enter the file URL starting with flash:/. For example,the URL of file text.txt in the root directory of the Flash on the current unit is flash:/text.txt.z To access a file in the current directory, enter the path name or file name directly. For example, toaccess file text.txt in the current directory, you can directly input the file name text.txt as the fileURL.
