McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide 17

Downloading and uploading files

There are several files that reside on the switch that you can download to the workstation for examination

or for safekeeping. These files include the following:

• Backup configuration file (configdata)

• Log files (logfile)

• Support files (dump_support.tgz)

You can upload firmware image files or backup configuration files to the switch to reinstall firmware or

restore a corrupted configuration. The switch uses FTP to exchange files between the switch and the

workstation.

• See ”Installing firmware” on page 41 for information about installing firmware.

• See ”Back up and restore a switch configuration” on page 36 for information about backing up and

restoring a switch configuration.

• See ”Creating and downloading a log file” on page 92 for information about creating a log file.

• See ”Creating a support file” on page 15 for information about creating a support file.

To download a file from the switch to the workstation, perform the following procedure:

1. Enter the FTP command and the switch IP address or symbolic name.

>ftp 10.0.0.1

2. When prompted for a user and password, enter the FTP account name and password (images,

images).

user: images

password: images

3. Set binary mode and use the Get command to download the file (configdata).

ftp>bin

ftp>get configdata

xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.

ftp>quit

To upload a file from the workstation to the switch, perform the following procedure: