1-61 -rw- 1376 Apr 04 2000 04:50:30 1.cfg15367 KB total (2025 KB free)(*) -with main attribute (b) -with backup attribute(*b) -with both main and backup attributeFile Attribute ConfigurationIntroduction to File AttributesThe following three startup files support file attribute configuration:z App files: An app file is an executable file, with .bin as the extension.z Configuration files: A configuration file is used to store and restore configuration, with .cfg as theextension.z Web files: A Web file is used for Web-based network management, with .web as the extension.The app files, configuration files, and Web files support three kinds of attributes: main, backup and none,as described in Table 1-1.Table 1-1 Descriptions on file attributesAttribute name Description Feature IdentifiermainIdentifies main startupfiles. The main startupfile is preferred for aswitch to start up.In the Flash memory, therecan be only one app file, oneconfiguration file and oneWeb file with the mainattribute.(*)backupIdentifies backupstartup files. Thebackup startup file isused after a switchfails to start up usingthe main startup file.In the Flash memory, therecan be only one app file, oneconfiguration file and oneWeb file with the backupattribute.(b)noneIdentifies files that areneither of mainattribute nor backupattribute.— NoneA file can have both the main and backup attributes. Files of this kind are labeled *b.Note that, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the main attributein the Flash memory. If a newly created file is configured to be with the main attribute, the existing filewith the main attribute in the Flash memory will lose its main attribute. This circumstance also applies tothe file with the backup attribute in the Flash memory.File operations and file attribute operations are independent. For example, if you delete a file with themain attribute from the Flash memory, the other files in the flash memory will not possess the main
