Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 391)

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Table 14-1 summarizes the config files that may be downloaded and the order
in which they are sought.
Table 14-2 displays the determining factors for issuing unicast or broadcast
TFTP requests.
Table 14-1. 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 14-2. TFTP Request Types
TFTP Server
Address
Available
Host-specific Switch
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