Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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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

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