TFTP Overview 235
FTP Server Configuration
Example
Networking Requirement
The Switch serves as FTP server and the remote PC as FTP client. The configuration
on FTP server: Configure a FTP user named as Switch, with password hello and
with read and write authority over the flash root directory on the PC. The IP
address of a VLAN interface on the Switch is 1.1.1.1, and that of the PC is 2.2.2.2.
The Switch and PC are reachable.
The Switch application switch.app is stored on the PC. Using FTP, the PC can
upload the
switch.app from the remote FTP server and download the
config.cfg from the FTP server for backup purpose.
Networking Diagram
Figure 62 Networking for FTP Configuration
1 Configure the Switch
Log into the Switch (locally through the Console port or remotely using Telnet).
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2 Start FTP function and set username, password and file directory.
[4500]ftp server enable
[4500]local-user switch
[4500-luser-switch]service-type ftp ftp-directory flash:
[4500-luser-switch]password simple hello
3 Run FTP client on the PC and establish FTP connection. Upload the switch.app to
the Switch under the Flash directory and download the
config.cfg from the
Switch. FTP client is not shipped with the Switch, so you need to buy it separately.
CAUTION: If the flash memory of the Switch is not enough, you need to first
delete the existing programs in the flash memory and then upload the new ones.
4 When the uploading is completed, initiate the file upgrade on the Switch.
<4500>
Use the boot boot-loader command to specify the downloaded program as the
application at the next login and reboot the Switch.
<4500> boot boot-loader switch.app
<4500> reboot
TFTP Overview Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple protocol for file transmission.
Compared with FTP, another file transmission protocol, TFTP has no complicated
interactive access interface or authentication control, and therefore it can be used
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