File Transfers

File Transfers

Transferring Switch Configurations

Transferring Switch Configurations

You can use the following commands to transfer Switch 212M and Switch 224M configurations between the switch and a PC or Unix workstation.

Command

Function

 

 

Get

Download a switch configuration file from a networked PC or Unix workstation

 

using TFTP.

 

 

Put

Upload a switch configuration to a file in a networked PC or Unix workstation

 

using TFTP.

 

 

XGet

Uses an Xmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to download a

 

switch configuration file from a PC or Unix workstation connected to the

 

switch’s console port.

 

 

XPut

Uses an Xmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to upload a switch

 

configuration to a file in a PC or Unix workstation connected to the switch’s

 

console port.

 

 

N o t e

Get or Xget overwrites the switch’s current configuration with the down-

 

loaded configuration. The switch then automatically reboots itself.

 

 

Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Between theSwitch and a Networked PC or Unix Workstation

 

 

To use Get or Put, you need the following:

 

 

■

The IP address of the remote PC or Unix workstation that is acting as a

 

 

 

TFTP server

 

 

■

The name assigned to the configuration file you will use on the remote PC

 

 

 

or Unix workstation

 

 

 

N o t e

 

For the “Put” operation, most Unix TFTP servers require that a file of the same

 

 

name already exists on the server, in the TFTP directory, and that the file has

 

 

“write” permissions.

 

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From the Main Menu select

 

 

 

 

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