• Add timestamp to syslog messages.
CONFIGURATION mode
service timestamps [log | debug] [datetime [localtime] [msec] [show-timezone]
| uptime]
Specify the following optional parameters:
– You can add the keyword localtime to include the localtime, msec, and show-timezone. If
you do not add the keyword localtime, the time is UTC.
–uptime: To view time since last boot.
If you do not specify a parameter, the system configures uptime.
To view the configuration, use the show running-config logging command in EXEC privilege mode.
To disable time stamping on syslog messages, use the no service timestamps [log | debug]
command.
File Transfer Services
With Dell Networking OS, you can configure the system to transfer files over the network using the file
transfer protocol (FTP).
One FTP application is copying the system image files over an interface on to the system; however, FTP is
not supported on virtual local area network (VLAN) interfaces.
The FTP and TFTP services are enhanced to support the VRF-aware functionality. If you want the FTP or
TFTP server to use a VRF table that is attached to an interface, you must configure the FTP or TFTP server
to use a specific routing table. You can use the ip ftp vrf vrf-name or ip tftp vrf vrf-name
command to inform the FTP or TFTP server to use a specific routing table. After you configure this
setting, the VRF table is used to look up the destination address. However, these changes are backward-
compatible and do not affect existing behavior; meaning, you can still use the source-interface
command to communicate with a particular interface even if no VRF is configured on that interface.
For more information about FTP, refer to RFC 959, File Transfer Protocol.
NOTE: To transmit large files, Dell Networking recommends configuring the switch as an FTP
server.

Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services

The configuration tasks for file transfer services are:
•Enable FTP Server (mandatory)
•Configure FTP Server Parameters (optional)
•Configure FTP Client Parameters (optional)

Enabling the FTP Server

To enable the system as an FTP server, use the following command.
To view FTP configuration, use the show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.
• Enable FTP on the system.
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