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Loading Software onto the Switch Managing System Files

page 3-14 OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide March 2015

Using the Switch as an FTP Client

Using the switch as an FTP client is useful in cases where you do not have access to a workstation with an

FTP client. You can establish an FTP session locally by connecting a terminal to the switch console port.

You can also establish an FTP session to a remote switch by using a Telnet session. Once you are logged

into the switch as an FTP client, you can use standard FTP commands.

Use the switch ftp command to start its FTP client.

1 Establish a connection to the switch as explained in your appropriate Getting Started Guide.

2 Log on to the switch and enter the ftp command to start the FTP client. Next, enter a valid host name or

IP address.

-> ftp 198.51.100.101

Connecting to [198.51.100.101]...connected

220 cosmo FTP server (UNIX(r) System V Release 4.1) ready

Name :

Note. You can only use a host name instead of an IP address if the DNS resolver has been configured and

enabled. If not, you must specify an IP address.

3 Set the client to binary mode with the bin command. Enter a valid user name and password for the host

you specified with the ftp command. A screen similar to the following is displayed:

Name: Jsmith

331 Password required for Jsmith

Password: *****

230 User Jsmith logged in.

4 After logging in, you will receive the ftp-> prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view

available FTP commands as shown below.

ftp->?

Supported commands:

ascii binary bye cd delete

dir get help hash ls

put pwd quit remotehelp user

lpwd mput mget prompt !ls

lcd user

Using Secure Shell FTP

1 Log on to the OmniSwitch and issue the sftp CLI command. The command syntax requires you to

identify the IP address for the device you are connecting to. The following command establishes a Secure

Shell FTP interface from the local OmniSwitch to IP address 198.51.100.125.

-> sftp 198.51.100.125