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File Servers

File Server Manager

You can configure a pool of available FTP/TFTP Servers which provides an available FTP/TFTP

Server to the component if requested. The FTP/TFTP Server transfers a configuration file,

software image, or patch from the application to a device or from a device to the application. The

application transfers files to this server (or a temporary directory for the internal TFTP server) and

then from there to a Network Device and vice versa.

In the process of file transfer, the application queries the pool of existing file servers added to the

system. If you have five file servers total, but four of them are disabled, then the application always

gets the same enabled file server. If you have two enabled file servers, the application switches

between each file server, using each half the time (round robin without weighting).

NOTE:

Some device drivers require both FTP and TFTP on a single server. The application will notify you if that is

so.

Therefore, before you can back up, restore or deploy files, you must configure an FTP file server.

File Server Manager lets you specify an FTP/TFTP server for file transfers.

Figure 35-1. File Server Manager

NOTE:

OpenManage Network Manager has the internal server disabled by default.

Query for available FTP servers by the criteria in the pick list, or enter an asterisk wildcard in the

search field and click

. The table of available FTP servers fills with the names and properties of

what is available.