Technical data

Upgrading System Images
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Setting a Remote Username and Password
The secure remote file transfer commands require a remote username and password
on each request to a server. The CLI uses the user name and password specified in
the dir or copy command to authenticate with the remote file servers.
If you do not want to type the user name and password for each secure remote file
transfer command, you can set these values for the duration of your session using the
ip ftp, ip sftp, or ip scp commands.
For example, to set the FTP user name to user1 and the FTP password to userpass,
type:
controller# configure terminal
controller(config)# ip ftp username user1
controller(config)# ip ftp password userpass
controller(config)# ^Z
controller#
Likewise, to set the SCP user name to user1 and the SCP password to userpass, type:
controller# configure terminal
controller(config)# ip scp username user1
controller(config)# ip scp password userpass
controller(config)# ^Z
controller#
If you have set the FTP username and password as in the previous example, you can
now type the following:
controller# dir ftp://server1/home/backup
Upgrading System Images
The controller is shipped with a pre-installed system image, containing the complete
System Director software. This image is loaded when the controller boots. As new
software releases become available, you may decide to upgrade the system image.
Each release is accompanied by a Release Notes file on the documentation CD, which
include procedures for upgrading different types of system configurations to the
current release. Be sure to use the procedure included in the Release Notes when you
choose to upgrade your system, as they provide the most up-to-date procedures.