Command Reference Guide

178 ● ftp update 3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family
Command Reference
ftp update
Purpose Use the ftp update command to set the file update mode that the FTP server uses
while receiving data.
Use the undo ftp update command to restore the default, or fast mode.
Syntax ftp update { fast | normal }
undo ftp update
Parameters fast
Fast update.
normal
Normal update.
Example Set the FTP update mode to normal.
[Router] ftp update normal
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ System view
Description The FTP server can update files you upload to it in either of the following modes:
■ In fast mode, the FTP server judges whether there is enough space for storing files
in the Flash and then starts writing data to the Flash memory after file transfer
completes; if there is not enough space, the FTP server sends an error prompt
message and releases memory. This protects the existing files on the router from
being ruined in the event that anomalies, such as power failure, occur during a file
transfer.
■ In normal mode, the FTP server writes data to the Flash memory during file
transfer. This means that any anomaly, such as power failure, during file transfer
might result in corruption of the files on the router. This mode, however,
consumes less memory than fast mode.