Loading and uploading files, File naming conventions – Allied Telesis AR700 SERIES Software Release 2.7.1 User Manual
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Software Release 2.7.1
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Loading and Uploading Files
When you want to upgrade your router to a new software patch or release, or
use a new configuration file, load files onto the router using the router’s
LOADER module. You can also use the LOADER module to upload files, such
as configuration files or log files, from the router onto a host on the network.
File Naming Conventions
The file subsystem provides a flat file system—directories are not supported.
Files are uniquely identified by a file name of the form:
[device:]filename.ext
where:
■
device specifies the physical memory device on which the file is stored,
FLASH. If device is specified, it must be separated from the rest of the file
name by a colon (“:”). device is optional. If device is not specified, the default
is FLASH.
■
filename is a descriptive name for the file, and may be one to eight
characters in length. Valid characters are lowercase letters (a–z), uppercase
letters (A–Z), digits (0–9) and the hyphen character (-).
■
ext is a file name extension, one to three characters in length. Some file
name extensions are shown in
. Valid characters are
lowercase letters (a–z), uppercase letters (A–Z), digits (0–9) and the hyphen
character (-). The extension is used by the router to determine the data type
of the file and how to use the file (
). If ext is specified, it
must be separated from the filename portion by a period (“.”)
Table 6: File extensions and file types .
Extension
File type/function
CER
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate file.
FBR
Flash Boot software Release.
CFG
Configuration or boot script.
CRL
PKI Certificate Revocation List file.
CSR
PKI Certificate Signing Request file.
GIF
(Graphics Interchange Format) graphic image file.
HLP
CLI help file.
HTM
HTML file used by the HTTP server.
INS
Stores install information created by using the SET INSTALL
command.
JPG
(Joint Photographic Experts Group) graphic image file.
KEY
Public portion of an RSA key.
LIC
Licence information.
LOG
Log file.
MDS
Modem script.
PAT
Patch.
PAZ
Compressed patch.
REL
Software release.