Administrator Guide

Images and File Management 471
Why Is File Management Needed?
This section provides some reasons why you might choose to manage various
files.
Image Files
The switch can store two firmware images, but only one is active. The other
image file is a backup image. By default, the switch has only one image. You
might copy an image or download an image to the switch for the following
reasons:
•To create a backup image
• To upgrade the firmware as new images become available
The Dell Networking N-Series switches are named as follows:
<switch name>v<version number>.stk
SSL certificate files Download Contains information to encrypt,
authenticate, and validate HTTPS sessions.
The switch supports the following files for
SSL:
• SSL Trusted Root Certificate File (PEM
Encoded)
• SSL Server Certificate File (PEM
Encoded)
• SSL Diffie-Hellman Weak Encryption
Parameter File (PEM Encoded)
• SSL Diffie-Hellman Strong Encryption
Parameter File (PEM Encoded)
IAS Users Download List of Internal Authentication Server (IAS)
users for IEEE 802.1X authentication. For
more information, see "What is the Internal
Authentication Server? " on page 287
Table 14-1. Files to Manage
File Action Description