Managing System Files

Application Examples for File Management

 

 

 

 

2You must have a login and password that is recognized by the IP address you are logging in to. When you enter your login, the device will request your password. Here, the login “rrlogin2” is used, the system requests a password.

-> sftp 10.222.30.125 login as: rrlogin2

rrlogin2's password for keyboard-interactive method:

Once the correct password is given and the login is completed, the sftp> prompt displays. This indicates that you are in the Secure Shell FTP mode and must therefore use the Secure Shell FTP commands as listed on page 2-23.

3Use the ls command to display the contents of the target OmniSwitch’s directory.

sftp> ls

287boot.params

2048 certified

2048 working

64000 swlog1.log

64000 swlog2.log30 policy.cfg

2048 network

206093 cs_system.pmd

2048 LPS

256 random-seed

4Use the mkdir command to create a new directory entitled “newssdir” in the target OmniSwitch. Remember you must specify the path for the new directory as follows:

sftp> mkdir /flash/newssdir

5Use the ls command again to list the contents of the current (flash) directory. Note that the “newssdir” directory appears toward the bottom of the following list.

sftp> ls

287boot.params

2048 certified

2048 working

64000 swlog1.log

64000 swlog2.log30 policy.cfg

2048 network

206093 cs_system.pmd

2048 LPS

2048 newssdir

256 random-seed

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omniswitch specifications

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