TFTP File Transfer Commands

configuration

Specifies that you are going to download a new configuration file to the IOLAN.

customlang

Specifies that you are going to download a custom language file to the IOLAN.

term1term2term3

You can create and download up to three custom terminal definitions to the IOLAN.

customapp-file

You can download multiple SDK program executables and ancillary files using this command by running the command multiple times to download multiple files. Use the shell CLI command as described in the SDK Programmer’s Guide to manage the files that you download.

wan-driver

Download wireless WAN custom drivers to the IOLAN that have been downloaded from the Perle website.

<hostname/IP_address>

The IP address or host name where the file you are downloading to the IOLAN resides.

If you are using a host name, it must be resolved in either the IOLAN’s Host Table or a

DNS server.

<filename>

The complete path and file name of the file you are downloading to the IOLAN (this path should be relative to the default path of your TFTP server, which may or may not allow drive letters).

Netsave

Description

Transfers a file from the IOLAN to a remote host using the TFTP protocol.

User Level

Admin

Syntax

netsave configurationcrashserialt-buftext-config

 

<hostname/IP_address> <filename>

Options

configuration

 

Specifies that you are going to upload a configuration file from the IOLAN to the

 

specified host or IP address.

 

crash

 

Specifies that you are going to upload a crash file from the IOLAN to the specified host

 

or IP address.

 

serialt-buf

 

Specifies that you are going to upload the contents of the serial trace buffer.

 

text-config

 

Saves the current configuration to a text file on a TFTP server.

 

<hostname/IP_address>

 

The IP address or host name for where the file you are uploading from the IOLAN is

 

going. If you are using a host name, it must be resolved in either the IOLAN’s Host

 

Table or a DNS server.

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Perle Systems MDC, SDS manual Netsave, Hostname/IPaddress, Filename

SDS, MDC specifications

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