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Managing System Files

 

 

 

 

Transfer a File Using Secure Shell FTP

To demonstrate how to transfer a file using the Secure Shell FTP, this application example continues from the previous example, where a new directory named “newssdir” was created on a remote OmniSwitch.

1Use the Secure Shell FTP put command to transfer the file “testfile1.rr” from the local OmniSwitch to the “newssdir” directory on the remote OmniSwitch. You must specify the local path (where the file originates) and the remote path (where the file is going) in the command syntax. The following command is used:

sftp> put /flash/testfile1.rr /flash/newssdir

The following will display to indicate that the file was successfully transferred to the /flash/newssdir on the target OmniSwitch.

Uploading /flash/testfile1.rr to /flash/newssdir/testfile1.rr

2To verify that the file was transferred to the correct destination, use the Secure Shell FTP cd command to move your login to the newssdir directory. Then, use the ls command to list the contents of the directory. The copied file is listed in the correct directory as shown here.

sftp> cd newssdir sftp> ls

2048 .

2048 ..

31 testfile1.rr

Closing a Secure Shell FTP Session

To terminate the Secure Shell FTP session, issue the exit command. The following will display:

-> exit

Connection to 11.333.30.135 closed.

This display indicates the Secure Shell FTP session with IP address 11.333.20.135 is closed. The user is now logged into the OmniSwitch as a local device with no active remote connection.

Verifying Directory Contents

To display list of files, the following CLI commands may be used.

ls

Displays the contents of a specified directory or the current working

 

directory.

 

 

dir

Displays the contents of a specified directory or the current working

 

directory.

 

 

rls

Displays the content of a non primary switch in a stack.

 

 

For more information about these commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.

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