Preparing the files for automatic configuration

The device can use a script file or configuration file for automatic configuration.

Host name file

The host name file contains host name-IP address mappings and must be named network.cfg.

All mapping entries in the host name file must use the ip host host-name ip-address format. Each mapping entry must reside on a separate line. For example:

ip host host1 101.101.101.101
ip host host2 101.101.101.102
ip host client1 101.101.101.103
ip host client2 101.101.101.104

Configuration files

To prepare configuration files:

During the automatic configuration process, a device first tries to obtain a configuration file dedicated for it. If no dedicated configuration file is found, the device tries to obtain the common configuration file. If no common configuration file is found when a TFTP file server is used, the device obtains and uses the default configuration file.

Script files

Script files can be used for automatic software upgrade and automatic configuration. The device supports Python scripts (.py files) and Tcl scripts (.tcl files). For more information about Python and Tcl scripts, see "Using Python" and "Using Tcl."

To prepare script files: