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<Sysname> boot boot-loader switch.bin
<Sysname> reboot
For information about the boot boot-loader command and how to specify the startup file for a switch,
refer to the System Maintenance and Debugging module of this manual.
SFTP Configuration
Complete the following tasks to configure SFTP:
Task Remarks
Enabling an SFTP server Required
Configuring connection idle
time Optional
SFTP Configuration: A Switch
Operating as an SFTP Server
Supported SFTP client
software
Basic configurations on an
SFTP client
SFTP Configuration: A Switch
Operating as an SFTP Client Specifying the source interface
or source IP address for an
SFTP client
Optional

SFTP Configuration: A Switch Operating as an SFTP Server

Enabling an SFTP server

Before enabling an SFTP server, you need to enable the SSH server function and specify the service
type of the SSH user as SFTP or all. For details, see the SSH server configuration part of SSH
Operation Manual of this manual.
Follow these steps to enable an SFTP server:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view
Enable an SFTP server sftp server enable Required
Disabled by default.

Configuring connection idle time

After the idle time is configured, if the server does not receive service requests from a client within a
specified time period, it terminates the connection with the client, thus preventing a user from occupying
the connection for a long time without performing any operation.
Follow these steps to configure connection idle time: