User guide

Managing System Files Loading Software onto the Switch
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide March 2015 page 3-13
Loading Software onto the Switch
There are multiple methods for loading software to and from your switch. The method you use depends on
your workstation software, your hardware configuration, and the location and condition of your switch.
These methods are discussed here.
• FTP/SFTP/SCP Server—You can use the switch as a FTP/SFTP server. If you have client software
on your workstation, you can transfer a file to the switch. This is normally done to load or upgrade the
switch’s software or configurations.
• TFTP Client—You can use the TFTP client functionality on an OmniSwitch to transfer software to/
from a TFTP server.
• FTP/SFTP/SCP Client—You can use the switch as an FTP/SFTP client by connecting a terminal to
the switch’s console port and using standard FTP commands. This feature is useful in cases where you
do not have access to a workstation with an FTP client. .
Using the Switch as a Server
The switch can act as a server for receiving files transferred from your workstation. You can transfer soft-
ware files to the switch by using standard client software located on a host workstation. This is normally
done to load or upgrade the switch software.
The following describes how to transfer files where the switch is acting as an FTP server.
1 Log into the switch. Use your workstation’s FTP client software just as you would with any FTP
application. To log in to the switch, start your FTP client. Where the FTP client asks for “Name”, enter the
IP address of your switch. Where the FTP client asks for “User ID”, enter the username of your login
account on the switch. Where the FTP client asks for “Password”, enter your switch password.
2 Specify the transfer mode. If you are transferring a switch image file, you must specify the binary
transfer mode on your FTP client. If you are transferring a configuration file, you must specify the ASCII
transfer mode.
3 Transfer the file. Use the FTP “put” command or click the client’s download button to send the file to
the switch.
OmniSwitch as a Server
Workstation
The FTP Client software
on the Workstation sends a
file from the Workstation to
the OmniSwitch
FTP Client FTP Server
OmniSwitch