Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide 337FILE LOCATION: C:\Users\gina\Desktop\Checkout_new\Maintenance Projects\DellContax\CxUGSystemConfig.fmD E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L – P R E L I M I N A R Y 9 / 1 1 / 1 2 - F O R P R O O F O N LYFile ManagementThis section describes how to manage device firmware (image files) andconfiguration files.It contains the following topics:• File Management Overview• Auto-Update/Configuration Feature• File Download• File Upload• Active Images• Copy Files• File SystemFile Management OverviewThis section describes the system files found in the system and how they canbe updated (downloaded) and backed up (uploaded).System FilesThe following system files are maintained on the system:• Startup Configuration File — Files with extension .text. These filescontain the commands required to configure the device at startup or afterreboot. The Startup Configuration file is created from the RunningConfiguration file, or can be created from another file.• Running Configuration File — Files with extension .text. These filescontain all Startup Configuration file commands, as well as all commandsentered during the current session. After the device is powered down orrebooted, all commands stored in the Running Configuration file are lost.During the startup process, all commands in the Startup Configurationfile are copied to the Running Configuration file, and applied to thedevice.During the session, new configuration commands are added to theRunning Configuration file. To update the Startup Configuration file withthese configuration commands, the Running Configuration file must firstbe copied to the Startup Configuration file before powering down the
