File Management

Procedure

• Uploading Files

  You can upload local files to a switch.

  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Click Upload. The Upload a file page is displayed.

  3. Select local files to be uploaded and click Confirm. After the files are uploaded, the system displays a message indicating the successful upload.
     NOTE:

     You can only upload files with the following file name extensions: .cc, .pat, .zip, .7z, .txt, .log, .dblg, .cfg, .bat, and .xml.

• Downloading Files

  You can download files from the switch to a local device.

  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Click Download next to the file name and select a path to save the file.
     NOTE:

     You can only download files with the following file name extensions: .cc, .pat, .zip, .7z, .txt, .log, .dblg, .cfg, .bat, and .xml.

• Moving Files to the Recycle Bin

  After files are moved to the recycle bin, they still exist on the switch. You can restore the files in the recycle bin.

  NOTICE:

  • The version.web.zip(7z) file is the web system file and cannot be deleted. If this file is deleted, the web system becomes unavailable. In the file name, version indicates the version of the web system software.
  • The version.cc file is the device software package and cannot be deleted. If this file is deleted, the web system becomes unavailable. In the file name, version indicates the device software version of the web.
  • The name.cfg(zip) file is the device configuration file and cannot be deleted. If this file is deleted, the web system becomes unavailable. In the file name, name indicates the configuration file name.
  • The name.pat file is the device patch file and cannot be deleted. If this file is deleted, the web system becomes unavailable. In the file name, name indicates the patch file name.
  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Select the file you want to delete.
  3. Click Move to Recycle Bin. The message "Are you sure you want to delete it?" is displayed on the system.
  4. Click Confirm to complete the configuration.
• Deleting Files Permanently
  You can permanently delete files from the switch.

  NOTICE:

  The files deleted permanently cannot be restored.

  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Select the file you want to delete.
  3. Click Permanently Delete. The message "Are you sure you want to delete it?" is displayed on the system.
  4. Click Confirm to complete the configuration.
• Restoring Files

  You can restore the files in the recycle bin to the storage device.

  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Select the file to be restored.
  3. Click Restore to restore the file. The restored file is no longer saved in the recycle bin.
• Deleting Files from the Recycle Bin

  The files in the recycle bin still occupy storage space. You can delete useless files permanently from the recycle bin to save the storage space.

  1. Choose Maintenance > File Management. The File Management page is displayed.
  2. Select the file you want to delete permanently.
  3. Click Delete. The message "Are you sure you want to delete it?" is displayed on the system.
  4. Click Confirm to complete the configuration.