Table of Contents

1 File System Management Configuration· 1-1

File System Configuration· 1-1

Introduction to File System·· 1-1

File System Configuration Task List 1-1

Directory Operations· 1-2

File Operations· 1-3

Flash Memory Operations· 1-4

Prompt Mode Configuration· 1-4

File System Configuration Examples· 1-5

File Attribute Configuration· 1-6

Introduction to File Attributes· 1-6

Booting with the Startup File· 1-7

Configuring File Attributes· 1-7

Configuration File Backup and Restoration· 1-8

Introduction to Configuration File Backup and Restoration· 1-8

File Backup and Restoration· 1-9

 

 

 

When configuring file system management, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

l          File System Configuration

l          File Attribute Configuration

l          Configuration File Backup and Restoration

File System Configuration

Introduction to File System

To facilitate management on the switch memory, S3600 series Ethernet switches provide the file system function, allowing you to access and manage the files and directories. You can create, remove, copy or delete a file through command lines, and you can manage files using directories.

File System Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure the file system:

Task	Remarks
Directory Operations	Optional
File Operations	Optional
Flash Memory Operations	Optional
Prompt Mode Configuration	Optional

 

 

Directory Operations

The file system provides directory-related functions, such as:

l          Creating/deleting a directory

l          Displaying the current work directory, or contents in a specified directory

Follow these steps to perform directory-related operations:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Create a directory	mkdir directory	Optional Available in user view
Delete a directory	rmdir directory	Optional Available in user view
Display the current work directory	pwd	Optional Available in user view
Display the information about specific directories and files	dir [ /all ] [ /fabric | file-url ]	Optional Available in user view
Enter a specified directory	cd directory	Optional Available in user view

 

 

File Operations

Follow these steps to perform file-related operations:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Delete a file	delete [ /unreserved ] file-url delete { running-files | standby-files } [ /fabric ] [ /unreserved ]	Optional A deleted file can be restored by using the undelete command if you delete it by executing the delete command without specifying the /unreserved keyword. Available in user view
Restore a file in the recycle bin	undelete file-url	Optional Available in user view
Delete a file from the recycle bin	reset recycle-bin [ file-url ] [ /force ] reset recycle-bin [ /fabric ]	Optional Available in user view
Upgrade the software of the whole fabric	update fabric file-name	Optional Available in user view
Rename a file	rename fileurl-source fileurl-dest	Optional Available in user view
Copy a file	copy fileurl-source fileurl-dest	Optional Available in user view
Move a file	move fileurl-source fileurl-dest	Optional Available in user view
Display the content of a file	more file-url	Optional Available in user view Currently, the file system only supports displaying the contents of text files.
Display the information about a directory or a file	dir [ /all ] [ /fabric | file-url ]	Optional Available in user view
Enter system view	system-view	—
Execute the specified batch file	execute filename	Optional Available in system view

 

 

Flash Memory Operations

Follow these steps to perform Flash memory operations:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Format the Flash memory	format device	Required Available in user view
Restore space on the Flash memory	fixdisk device	Required Available in user view

 

 

Prompt Mode Configuration

You can set the prompt mode of the current file system to alert or quiet. In alert mode, the file system will give a prompt for confirmation if you execute a command which may cause data loss, for example, deleting or overwriting a file. In quiet mode, such prompt will not be displayed.

Follow these steps to set the prompt mode of file system:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Enter system view	system-view	—
Configure the prompt mode of the file system	file prompt { alert | quiet }	Required By default, the prompt mode of the file system is alert.

 

File System Configuration Examples

# Display all the files in the root directory of the file system on the local unit.

<Sysname> dir /all

Directory of unit1>flash:/

 

   1 (*)   -rw-   5822215  Jan 01 1970 00:07:03   test.bin

   2       -rwh         4  Apr 01 2000 23:55:49   snmpboots

   3       -rwh       428  Apr 02 2000 00:47:30   hostkey

   4       -rwh       572  Apr 02 2000 00:47:38   serverkey

   5       -rw-      1220  Apr 02 2000 00:06:57   song.cfg

   6       -rw-   5026103  Jan 01 1970 00:04:34   testv1r1.bin

   7       -rwh        88  Apr 01 2000 23:55:53   private-data.txt

   8 (*)   -rw-      1376  Apr 02 2000 01:56:28   config.cfg

 

15367 KB total (4634 KB free)

 

(*) -with main attribute   (b) -with backup attribute

(*b) -with both main and backup attribute

# Copy the file flash:/config.cfg to flash:/test/, with 1.cfg as the name of the new file.

<Sysname> copy flash:/config.cfg flash:/test/1.cfg

Copy unit1>flash:/config.cfg to unit1>flash:/test/1.cfg?[Y/N]:y

..

%Copy file unit1>flash:/config.cfg to unit1>flash:/test/1.cfg...Done.

# Display the file information after the copy operation.

<Sysname> dir /all

Directory of unit1>flash:/

 

   1 (*)   -rw-   5822215  Jan 01 1970 00:07:03   test.bin

   2       -rwh         4  Apr 01 2000 23:55:49   snmpboots

   3       -rwh       428  Apr 02 2000 00:47:30   hostkey

   4       -rwh       572  Apr 02 2000 00:47:38   serverkey

   5       -rw-      1220  Apr 02 2000 00:06:57   song.cfg

   6       -rw-   5026103  Jan 01 1970 00:04:34   testv1r1.bin

   7       -rwh        88  Apr 01 2000 23:55:53   private-data.txt

   8 (*)   -rw-      1376  Apr 02 2000 01:56:28   config.cfg

   9       drw-         -  Apr 04 2000 04:50:07   test

 

15367 KB total (4631 KB free)

 

(*) -with main attribute   (b) -with backup attribute

(*b) -with both main and backup attribute

 

<Sysname> dir unit1>flash:/test/

Directory of unit1>flash:/test/

 

   1       -rw-      1376  Apr 04 2000 04:50:30   1.cfg

 

15367 KB total (2025 KB free)

 

(*) -with main attribute   (b) -with backup attribute

(*b) -with both main and backup attribute

File Attribute Configuration

Introduction to File Attributes

The following three startup files support file attribute configuration:

l          App files: An app file is an executable file, with .bin as the extension.

l          Configuration files: A configuration file is used to store and restore configuration, with .cfg as the extension.

l          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 attributes

Attribute name	Description	Feature	Identifier
main	Identifies main startup files. The main startup file is preferred for a switch to start up.	In the Flash memory, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the main attribute.	(*)
backup	Identifies backup startup files. The backup startup file is used after a switch fails to start up using the main startup file.	In the Flash memory, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the backup attribute.	(b)
none	Identifies files that are neither of main attribute nor backup attribute.	—	None

 

 

Note that, there can be only one app file, one configuration file and one Web file with the main attribute in the Flash memory. If a newly created file is configured to be with the main attribute, the existing file with the main attribute in the Flash memory will lose its main attribute. This circumstance also applies to the 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 the main attribute from the Flash memory, the other files in the flash memory will not possess the main attribute. If you download a valid file with the same name as the deleted file to the flash memory, the file will possess the main attribute.

After the Boot ROM of a switch is upgraded, the original default app file has the main attribute.

Booting with the Startup File

The device selects the main startup file as the preferred startup file. If the device fails to boot with the main startup file, it boots with the backup startup file.

For the Web file and configuration file, Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd (referred to as H3C hereinafter) may provide corresponding default file when releasing software versions. When booting, the device selects the startup files based on certain order. The device selects Web files in the following steps:

1)        If the default Web file exists, the device will boot with the default Web file;

2)        If the default Web file does not exist, but the main Web file exists, the device will boot with the main Web file;

3)        If neither the default Web file nor the main Web file exists, but the backup Web exists, the device will boot with the backup Web file;

4)        If neither of the default Web file, main Web file and backup Web exists, the device considers that no Web file exists.

For the selection of the configuration file when the device boots, refer to the Configuration File Management part in this manual.

Configuring File Attributes

You can configure and view the main attribute or backup attribute of the file used for the next startup of a switch, and change the main or backup attribute of the file.

Follow these steps to configure file attributes:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Configure the app file with the main attribute for the next startup	boot boot-loader file-url [ fabric ]	Optional Available in user view
Configure the app file with the backup attribute for the next startup	boot boot-loader backup-attribute file-url [ fabric ]	Optional Available in user view
Configure the Web file and its attribute	boot web-package webfile { backup | main }	Optional Available in user view
Switch the file attributes between main and backup	boot attribute-switch { all | app | configuration | web } fabric	Optional Available in user view
Specify to enable user to use the customized password to enter the BOOT menu	startup bootrom-access enable	Optional By default, the user is enabled to use the customized password to enter the BOOT menu. Available in user view
Display the information about the app file used as the startup file	display boot-loader [ unit unit-id ]	Optional Available in any view
Display information about the Web file used by the device	display web package

 

 

Configuration File Backup and Restoration

Introduction to Configuration File Backup and Restoration

Formerly, you can only back up and restore the configuration file of the units one by one in a fabric system.

By using the configuration file backup and restoration feature, you can easily back up and restore the configuration files in the whole fabric as well as in a specific unit.

In the backup process, the system first saves the current configuration of a unit to the startup configuration file, and then uploads the file to the TFTP server. In the restore process, the system downloads the startup configuration file from the TFTP server to the local unit.

The configurations of different units in the fabric system can be saved in different .cfg configuration files on the TFTP server. These configuration files form the startup configuration of the whole fabric.

File Backup and Restoration

Configuration prerequisites

Before performing the following operations, you must first ensure that:

l          The relevant units support TFTP client.

l          The TFTP server is started

l          A route exists between the TFTP server and TFTP client.

Configuration procedure

Follow these steps to back up and restore configuration file:

To do…	Use the command…	Remarks
Back up the current configuration of a specified unit	backup unit unit-id current-configuration to { dest-addr | dest-hostname } filename.cfg	Optional Available in user view
Back up the current configuration of the whole fabric system	backup fabric current-configuration to { dest-addr | dest-hostname } filename.cfg	Optional Available in user view
Restore the startup configuration of a specified unit	restore unit unit-id startup-configuration from { source-addr | source-hostname } filename.cfg	Optional Available in user view
Restore the startup configuration of the whole fabric system	restore fabric startup-configuration from { source-addr | source-hostname } filename.cfg	Optional Available in user view