Dell PowerConnect 6248 User's Guide - Page 246
Defining Advanced Settings, Auto Configuration
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Copy Files Using CLI Commands For information about the CLI command that perform this function, see the Configuration and Image Files Commands chapter in the CLI Reference Guide. The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI command you use to copy files from one location to another. Table 6-51. Copy Command CLI Command copy Description Copies files from a source to a destination. Defining Advanced Settings Use Advanced Settings to set miscellaneous global attributes of the device. The changes to these attributes are applied only after the device is reset. Click System →Advanced Settings in the tree view to display the Advanced Settings page. The Advanced Settings page contains a link for configuring Auto Configuration. Auto Configuration The Auto Configuration feature enables the configuration of a switch automatically when the device is turned on and, during the boot process, no configuration file is found in device storage. By communicating with a DHCP server, obtains an IP address for the switch and an IP address for a TFTP server. Auto Configuration attempts to download a configuration file from the TFTP server and install it on the switch. The DHCP server that the switch communicates with must provide the following information: • The IP address and subnet mask (option 1) to be assigned to the switch. • The IP address of a default gateway (option 3), if needed for IP communication. • The identification of the TFTP server from which to obtain the boot file. This is given by any of the following fields, in the priority shown (highest to lowest): - The sname field of the DHCP reply. - The hostname of the TFTP server (option 66). Either the TFTP address or name is specified-not both-in most network configurations. If a TFTP hostname is given, a DNS server is required to translate the name to an IP address. - The IP address of the TFTP server (option 150). - The address of the TFTP server supplied in the siaddr field. - The name of the configuration file (boot file or option 67) to be downloaded from the TFTP server. The boot file name must have a file type of *.cfg. 246 Configuring System Information