DELL N3000 User Manual
Auto Image and Configuration Update
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Table 15-1 summarizes the config files that may be downloaded and the order
in which they are sought.
Table 15-2 displays the determining factors for issuing unicast or broadcast
TFTP requests.
Table 15-1. Configuration File Possibilities
Order
Sought
File Name
Description
Final File
Sought
1
bootfile.cfg
Host-specific config file, ending in a
*.cfg file extension
Yes
2
dell-net.cfg
Default network config file
No
3
hostname.cfg
Host-specific config file, associated
with hostname.
Yes
4
host.cfg
Default config file
Yes
Table 15-2. TFTP Request Types
TFTP Server
Address
Address
Available
Host-specific Switch
Config Filename
Config Filename
Available
TFTP Request Method
Yes
Yes
Issue a unicast request for the host-specific
router config file to the TFTP server
Yes
No
Issue a unicast request for a default network
or router config file to the TFTP server
No
Yes
Issue a broadcast request for the host-
specific router config file to any available
TFTP server
No
No
Issue a broadcast request for the default
network or router config file to any available
TFTP server