Owner's Manual

64 | Chapter 3. Managing the Switch
NETGEAR 8800 User Manual
To view the files you retrieved, enter the ls command at the command prompt.
In addition to the tftp command, the following two commands are available for transferring
files to and from the switch:
• tftp get [<host-name> | <ip-address>] {-vr <vr_name>} [{[internal-memory
<local-file-internal> | memorycard <local-file-memcard> | <local_file>} {<remote_file>} |
{<remote_file>} {[internal-memory <local-file-internal> | memorycard
<local-file-memcard> | <local_file>]}] {force-overwrite}
Note: User-created VRs are supported only on the platforms listed for this
feature in Appendix A, XCM8800 Software Licenses.
By default, if you transfer a file with a name that already exists on the system, the switch
prompts you to overwrite the existing file. For more information, see the
tftp get
command in the NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual.
• tftp put [<host-name> | <ip-address>] {-vr <vr_name>} [{[internal-memory
<local-file-internal> | memorycard <local-file-memcard> | <local_file>} {<remote_file>} |
{<remote_file>} {[internal-memory <local-file-internal> | memorycard
<local-file-memcard> | <local_file>]}]
Note: User-created VRs are supported only on the platforms listed for this
feature in Appendix A, XCM8800 Software Licenses.
Understanding System Redundancy
If you install two MSMs/MMs in the chassis, one assumes the role of primary (also called
“master”) and the other assumes the role of backup. The primary MSM/MM provides all of the
switch management functions including bringing up and programming the I/O modules,
running the bridging and routing protocols, and configuring the switch. The primary MSM/MM
also synchronizes the backup MSM/MM in case it needs to take over the management
functions if the primary MSM/MM fails.
This section describes the following topics:
• Node Election on page 65
• Replicating Data Between Nodes on page 66
• Viewing Node Status on page 68