Intel 550T manual Various files suitable for Tftp transfer, Ascii

C H A P T E R 7 Console Port Use and Troubleshooting

Files suitable for TFTP	You can retrieve log files for analysis using TFTP. Here are two of
transfer	the various files suitable for TFTP transfer:
		Type	Name	Contains
		ASCII	report	Information for Customer Support staff
			log	List of errors
		Binary	miaram	Information for Customer Support staff
			filter
			ixxxxxx.p	For example in9eb003.p A read/write
				parameter file which contains the infor-
				mation for configuring a switch some-
				where else on the network.
			ixxxxxx.nvp	VLAN database

Transferring files to and from the switch using

TFTP

To transfer files using TFTP:

1At the command prompt, start a TFTP session with the switch.

2To obtain a directory listing of all the files on the switch, type: get dir.

3Examine the directory listing to confirm the names of the files present in the switch.

Report, log and filter files and a parameter file with a .p or .nvp extension appear in the directory listing.

4To retrieve the file that you want, type: get <filename>.

Note If you “get” a report, then the report file is generated on-the-fly and transferred.

5If the TFTP access is password protected, type: get<password>/<filename>. (For example, get edin- burgh/report.)

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