Dell 6.2 Transferring Arub aOS Image Files

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lSecureCopy (SCP): Protocol for secure transfer of files between computers that relies on the underlying Secure
Shell(SSH) protocol to provide authentication and security.
NOTE:You can use SCP onlyfor transferring image files to or from the controller, or transferring files between the flash file system
onthe controller and a rem otehost. The SC P serveror rem otehost must support SSH version 2 protocol.
Table2 74 lists the parameterst hat you configureto copy files to or from a controller.
Server Type Configuration
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) lIPaddress of the server
lfilename
File TransferProtocol (FTP) lIPaddress of the server
lusernameand password to log into server
lfilename
SecureC opy (SCP)
Youm ustuse the CLI to transfer files with SCP.
lIPaddress of the server or remote host
lusernameto log i ntoserver
labsolutepath of filename (otherwise, SC P searchesfor the file relative
tothe user’s home directory)
Table27 4: FileTransfer ConfigurationParameters
For example,you can copy an ArubaOSi magefile from an SCP server to a system partition on a controller or copy
the startup configurationon a controller to a file on a TFTP server, You can also store the contents of a controller’s
flashfile system to an archive file which you can thencopy to an FTP server. You can useSCP t o securelydownload
system image files froma remote host t o the controlleror securely transfer a configurationfile from flash to a remote
host.
Transferring Arub aOS Image Files
You can downloadan ArubaOS image file onto a controller froma TFTP, FTP, or SCP server. In addition, the
WebUI allows you to upload an ArubaOSi mage filefrom the local PC on which you are running the browser.
Whenyou t ransferan ArubaOS image file to a controller, you must specify the system partiti on to which the file is
copied. The WebUI shows the currentcontent of the syst empartit ions on the controller.You have the option of
rebooting the controllerwith the transferred image file.
In the WebUI
1. N avigate to the Maintenance > Controller > Image Management page.
2. Select TFTP , FTP, SCP, or Upload Local File.
3. E ntero rselect the appropriate values for the file transfer method.
4. Select the system partit ion to which the image file is copied.
5. Specify whether the controller is to be rebooted after the image file is transferred,and whether the current
configuration is saved beforethe controller is rebooted.
6. Click Upgrade.
In the CLI
copy tftp: <tftphost> <filename> system: partition [0|1]}
copy ftp: <ftphost> <user> <filename> system: partition {0|1}
copy scp: <scphost> <username> <filename> system: partition [0|1]