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3-20 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

3. Refer to the

Target

field to specify the details of the target file.

4. Click the

Transfer

button when ready to move the target file to the specified location. Repeat the process

as necessary to move each desired log file to the specified location.

5. Refer to the

Status

field for the current state of the requests made from the applet. Requests are any

“SET/GET” operation from the applet. The Status field displays error messages if something goes wrong
in the transaction between the applet and the switch.

6. Click the

Close

button to exit the Transfer screen and return to the Config Files screen. Once a file is

transferred, there is nothing else to be saved within the Transfer screen.

3.4 Viewing Switch Firmware Information

The switch can store two software versions. Information about the two versions displays within the

Firmware

screen. The

Version

column displays the version string. The

Build Time

is the date and time

each version was generated.

Install

represents the

date and time the upgrade was performed.

Next Boot

indicates which version should be used on the next reboot. The Next Boot version should match the

Running

Version

, unless the system has failed over to another version.

Password

Enter the

Password

required to send the configuration file from an FTP server.

Path

Specify the appropriate

Path

name to the target directory on the local system disk or server.

The Target options are different depending on the target selected.

To

Use the

To

drop-down menu to define the location of the configuration file. Options include

the switch (default location), external server or local disk.

File

Use the

Browse

button to browse to a target file for the file transfer. If the switch is

selected from the

From

drop-down menu (within the Source field), the file used at startup

automatically displays.